by Ari Yares | Jul 23, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Without a doubt, we want our kids to develop a growth mindset. We want them to be resilient and learn from their successes and mistakes. But, how do we as parents get them to develop this mindset? Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to...
by Ari Yares | Dec 21, 2017 | The Innovative Dad Blog
For a brief time in my life, I was a professional magician. It sounds more glamorous than it was. For a few years in middle and high school, I would perform magic tricks for birthday parties. With an old battered suitcase full of tricks and a podium I made out of an...
by Ari Yares | Mar 14, 2017 | The Innovative Dad Blog
In the last few days, I’ve seen more than a handful of #ParentingFails scroll by as I read my Facebook and Twitter feeds. For the most part, they aren’t that severe: missed appointments, forgotten lunches, and the occasional I could have handled my kid better. While...
by Ari Yares | Sep 6, 2016 | 21st Century Learning, Design Thinking, Writings
The school year has started and many educators are already talking about failure. This isn’t the failure that many of us are familiar with from school (not from personal experience, just from being in school. It isn’t the glaringly big red F that we...