September 2009

Ripples

by Stepping on September 30, 2009 · 0 comments

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Content emerging across Partner sites:

6 Characteristics of strong families

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Acadia

Wrestling with Synchronicity

Shared links

by Stepping on September 25, 2009 · 0 comments

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These two posts give some interesting insights and food for thought.

Depression and anxiety disorders in adolescents

Brain research transforming all human needs services

Ripples

September 18, 2009

Image by zen via Flickr Some more links of interest: A different slant on inverse steps for parenting. Enduring unanswered questions.

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Humor and healthy mindedness

September 17, 2009

Last fall students from our school attended a convention in Albany. Along the way they had a great time producing this video, which was then edited back here at school and shared with community. Each showing produced the resounding laughter that it intended. As the creators made clear when they posted their video on you [...]

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Likable Links

September 16, 2009

Some fascinating content that has been located in different corners of  the web: Evidence Points to Conscious ‘Metacognition’ in Some Nonhuman Animals “The field offers growing evidence that some animals have functional parallels to humans’ consciousness and to humans’ cognitive self-awareness…” Adult Brain Can Change Within Seconds “The human brain can adapt to changing demands [...]

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Ripples

September 12, 2009

Image by zen via Flickr Some quick links to Stepping Stone Partner content: Alex posted some reflections on the interview process. Jeff shared a report about risky teen behavior. Gerald took a great stop action shot. And Richard explores how to raise digital natives.

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The Challenges of Innovation

September 9, 2009

Lon Woodbury has posted an interesting piece titled “Best Practices vs. Innovation” As Woodbury observes: In my view, small owner-operated independent private programs are the laboratory of innovation.  Not hampered by a multitude of state or corporation imposed guidelines, the operator is free to draw upon professional knowledge and mix this with his/her own creativity and experience.  The [...]

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Annual Auction Opens Monday!

September 5, 2009

The Annual Online Auction to benefit the Family Foundation, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization committed to the needs of at-risk youth who would benefit from a therapeutic environment to achieve educational goals, will run from Sept. 7th to the 18th.  Visit the auction site and make a bid on a handcrafted wood sculpture or a [...]

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