Loving Boundaries and Working with Challenges - a conversation with Gary McSweeney

Conscious Families

English - September 13, 2021 22:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MB
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Previous Episode: Nurturing Your Child's Spirit - a conversation with Helen Purcell

Next Episode: Conscious Parenting and Personal Growth - a conversation with Gita Matlock

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 uniquewhy EFL is a universal approachworking with expectationsblending old and new approaches to find the best of what worksthe power of positivity and redirection for "negative" behaviorsworking creatively with conflicts, consequences and challengessupporting the middle school and teen yearsclear consistent boundaries and positive challenges

Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Living Wisdom School, Palo Alto Ananda Worldwide Ananda Communities Education for Life

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