Teens don’t want us to tell them it will be ok or to just move on, they want more than that. We won’t really know what that means for the individual young people we work with until we ask them.
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What I learned is whether you’re moving in with new people or maintaining a living situation, it’s never too late to establish a boundary.
In this anxiety webinar, we share how to help yourself and young people slow down rather than freak out, even when it’s messy and hard. We all need strategies to understand our anxiety and how it impacts us.
While young people are struggling they are still managing to reclaim moments of joy. Here are their experiences.
People are using cancel culture as a way to divert attention from what should be focusing on; the standards of how we treat each other in this developing age of social media and how we hold people accountable for unethical behavior.
More than anything, parenting is about creating and changing culture. We just happen to do so one child at a time. As we extend love, compassion, and justice towards our children, they are formed into members of society who extend the same to others. They challenge the harmful status quo of the world and, together, we build a better future.
I want to share my experience to show just one more example of how the entertainment industry accepts and rewards exploitation and inequity.
Cultures of Dignity’s co-founder and the author behind “Mean Girls” explains how she’s been shut out of the financial proceeds — and how “Queen Bee” Tina Fey ghosted her.
Self-compassion is learning how to be kind to yourself so you feel more secure, have more bandwidth and develop resilience. Developing this skill is crucial to well-being, even more so during COVID. Emotions are like tunnels, you have to go through them and self-compassion is the fastest way to the other side.
Real self-confidence is an outcome of doing well, facing obstacles, creating solutions, and snapping back on your own. Fixing their problems, doing their tasks, or making things easier for them only makes kids think: “They don’t believe I can.”
Our Cultures of Dignity Editorial Advisors review and provide feedback on all of our work– from lesson plans, to blogs, to presentations. Get to know our newest Editorial Advisors!
Stop asking, “Wasn’t Las Vegas enough?” “Wasn’t Sandy Hook enough?” Because we should never ask that when one is too many. Instead let’s ask a question that moves us all towards action. “How can dignity inspire us to do small yet powerful acts that make my community safer?”
For a year we have been creating and maintaining boundaries with other people in ways we never had to before. While these boundaries have protected our physical health, they have also often created social and emotional boundaries that hurt our emotional well-being.
We are proud to introduce our 2021 Cultures Advisory Council. Get to know each of the council members!
Boundaries are the act of making clear what is ok, what is not ok, and why. Knowing how to set boundaries is an important act of self-advocacy and the foundation of healthy relationships.
