This is our third week in a series on emotional safety. We’re looking at the six strategies of Paul Santagata, Head of Industry at Google. Google did a two year study on high-performing teams, and they found that the number one factor in performance was emotional safety. We’re taking these business team strategies and modifying…
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Last week, we talked the first of six strategies rooted in positive psychology to create psychological safety. As a reminder, psychological safety is the belief that you will not be punished for making a mistake because everyone has trust for each of their team member. Here is tip #2 from Paul Santagata’s six strategies: 2.…
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Emotional safety isn’t just a touchy-feely concept. Study after study shows it is not only key to mental health, but also innovation and success. In fact, Google completed a two year study to find out what made some of their teams more high-performing than others. Guess what they discovered was the number one factor for…
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Did you know that February is American Heart Month? Studies have shown that people who have close relationships at home, school, work, or in their community are more likely to live a healthier and longer life. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, one of the reasons this may be is because we…
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In this brief 4-minute video, Dr. Brene Brown explains that the number one casualty of a fear-based culture is vulnerability. When we don’t feel safe we shut down. Why does it matter if we lose vulnerability? It matters because, as Dr. Brown says, “vulnerability is the birthplace of everything we are hungry for.”
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Is your child about to transition into a new school? Does he or she have any mental or behavioral issues that he or she is dealing with? We always want is best for our kids and it’s important for us to know what behavioral and mental health services schools provide for our children. As we’ve…
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Social media definitely has its pros and cons. On one hand, social media is great at keeping us connected with distant friends and family but on the other, it can negatively impact our children in various ways. When children and teens use social media, it is important for us caring adults to teach them how…
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Most of us received little information about what an emotionally safe relationship should look like, but we all want to teach these skills to our children. Here is a great checklist of what qualities an emotionally safe relationship has. It’s a great reminder of how to be a safe person for others and a great…
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Despite the efforts of MADD and other advocates, driving while impaired is still all too common. One person dies every 52 minutes from this completely preventable crime. New Year’s Eve is a peak time. Whether it’s making a plan for a ride ahead of time or talking to your teen or college-aged child, please stand…
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Nationally, about 1 in 4 teen car crashes involves an underage drinking driver. Prevention is the most effective way to stop our teens from getting into a car with drivers who are impaired. One strategy that we can do as parents is to help our teens build an “exit plan,” which is a strategy our…
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