This Sentence Will Help You Start Tough Conversations
My first year as a facilitator with The Ripple Effect Education has been a wonderful experience. This year I have not only learned from the lessons and students I have…
Five Children’s Books That Inspire Peace
We all have a favourite book from childhood. Mine was the Chronicle of Narnia series. My father would read me a chapter before bed every night, and we would curl…
Why Peace Education is Important for Youth
In a world where acts of violence fill our newsfeeds and there is a prevalence of pain and hurt around us, peace takes root in the form of education. Peace…
Three Tips for Teaching Conflict Resolution to Kids
They say if you give someone a fish you will feed them for a day, but if you teach them to fish they will feed themselves their whole life. Today…
The Phrase That Will Revolutionize How You Handle Conflict
Have you ever experienced someone putting words into your mouth? Or assuming you did something just to annoy them? How about the other way around? Do you ever assume things…
Three Mindfulness Practices for Stronger Relationships
It’s the little things. Your child gets you out of bed thirty minutes before your alarm goes off. The car won’t start. You forgot about an important deadline at work.…
How Restorative Justice Changed My Parenting and Teaching
As a parent and an educator when dealing with a child who has done something wrong, my first response was to consider the rule that was broken and how to…
Two Practical Ways to Build Emotional Intelligence
When someone asks you how you’re doing, do you ever respond with an automatic “good” or “fine” out of habit? It’s something most of us do from time to time.…
Be the Drop
Recently, I was facilitating a conflict resolution training with high school leadership students, where we talked about strategies for listening, responding when we’ve hurt someone, and managing conflict in difficult…