Dear Readers,

Putting H20 to Go! in Perspective, too!

I thought it might be a good idea to take a moment,

and let you know how  H20 to Go! moves along. 

I suddenly realized that this is not like an actual book

where you can flip through the content page and see future chapters.

I have been entering them as we go along.Content Page/Links

So, how would you know how it all connects?

We have moved from Heart in Chapter One,Heart to Humor in Chapter Two Humor, to Perspective in Chapter ThreePerspective on the road to Optimism. 

There is lot to cover in Perspective, especially.

Right now, I am writing about Perspective in relationship to specific school issues:

Bullies Bullies Popularity PopularityTeachers Teachers Teacher ComplaintsTeachers Complaints Grades Grades

and have tried to offer practical applications to Perspective. 

I just posted coaches/extra-curricular-When Not To QuitCoaches,Extra-Curricular

which will continue my emphasis on redirecting focus

so kids do not get stuck in a moment in time with any one person or circumstance. 

Whatever I talk about can be applied to life,

and so it is, in effect, emotional skill building for our children's adulthood.

The bottom line is this:

I want with all my heart for children to grow emotional resilience

so that they can face whatever life throws at them. 

I want with all my heart for the suicide rate to go down, amongst teens and young adults 

I want with all my heart for children to believe in a tomorrow,

and in their power to direct their future.

 

So, After I talk about coaches and extra-curricular

I will move into particulars -

Having a Passion (for something, not someone) Having a Passion

and how that can conflict with the here and now

and necessary academic chores

but also be a Godsend for middle and high schoolers

Being Advanced but Not Mature

and how talent can mislead us into thinking

our kids can handle a lot more than they actually can actually support emotionally.

So, there is homework for the road--for us and for our children. 

For us, it is establishing moral grounding

so that our children can travel with empathy, ethics, and emotional strength,

as well as presenting a philosophy about two very significant issues-

MannersThe heart of the Manner and Money.The Tao of Money

Equally important is our second Parent Moment of Truth--being there for our childrenBeing There.

For our children, homework is learning how to take responsibility for actions and decisions

and how to act towards others in the outside world. Taking Responsibility

Again, these are long-term life lessons. 

 

Then there are the trips and stumbles,

fall and crashes that will inevitably occur

in some form with all children. 

When things really get out of whack or off course,

Heart Humor Perspective and Optimism join together

to play a powerful group role in guiding our children

out of harm's way and back on a safe path.

High School becomes a look forward. 

All the groundwork laid by Heart, Humor, Perspective and Optimism

will come into play with peer issues and moral dilemmas, academic pressures and pursuits.

Optimism will fuel motivation. 

And motivation will set goals. 

Disappointments, setbacks and redirection are all part of this scenario

just as they are a part of Life.

It is important that kids know how to overcome and move forward

before they graduate from high school, leave home

and enter the next phase of their lives.

That is why I am spending so much time in Middle School building blocks of Optimism.

And while I might be knee deep in talking Perspective,

there is always space to just look at our child and hug him/her and say-

I love you so-o-o-o much/I believe in you/

Tomorrow is another day/Good Times always follow bad.  And just as importantly,

there should always be time to laugh about a predicament,

to find the silly in someone, or the whimsy in something.

Everything in H20 is connected. 

Heart offers trust, security. warmth and the joy of laughter. 

Humor, a balance, an outlet, and future perspective. 

Perspective a focus and an escape route.

They are all steps to growing emotional resilience

and protecting our children from the dangerous elements as they journey to adulthood.

God Bless,

And God Bless our children, twice.

Margo Judge

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