Conscious Families
Monthly conversations with conscious parents, authors and educators to uplift and inspire you in your parenting journey. This podcast is part of the Conscious Families online community which offers support and inspiration to help you awaken your child's true potential. Our program is based on Education for Life, a holistic approach to education that emphasizes experiential learning, spiritual development, and practical skills for living which prepare children to face life’s challenges. You can visit consciousfamilies.org to find out more.
Conscious Families
Loving Boundaries and Working with Challenges - a conversation with Gary McSweeney
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Erin Vinacco
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Season 1
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Episode 11
This month's conversation is with Gary McSweeney, an Education for Life middle school teacher who has spent the last 20 years with the Living Wisdom School in Palo Alto. He is also the parent of a Living Wisdom School graduate who has since become an Education for Life teacher himself as well as an EFL teacher trainer!
In this episode, we discuss:
- what makes an EFL child unique
- why EFL is a universal approach
- working with expectations
- blending old and new approaches to find the best of what works
- the power of positivity and redirection for "negative" behaviors
- working creatively with conflicts, consequences and challenges
- supporting the middle school and teen years
- clear consistent boundaries and positive challenges
Resources Mentioned in this Episode
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