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Oct 11, 2020
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Reinforcing a value system with teens works well by using the same language. Say things like, “Does this align with your values?” or “How does this decision make you feel? Does it match your value system?” It might feel awkward or abstract, but teens who have clarified their value system, have a roadmap for their actions. If their actions align with their value system, they will feel grounded and secure; when they deviate from that, we can notice that they are confused or uns

What Narratives Are We Telling Ourselves?

Coach Yanna

Oct 4, 2020
1 min

What Narratives Are We Telling Ourselves?

I love this coaching tool. It takes some time to work through this one. First, you begin by asking yourself a series of questions: What is something that makes you mad? That animates something in you? That makes you feel rage? Then, once you have answered those questions, begin to ask yourself: What is the story you tell yourself? After each trigger, comes a story. When documented, or journaled, this story tends to repeat itself. This is how you can point out feelings of self

Coach Yanna

Sep 26, 2020
1 min

Personal Value System

Teens resonate with values more as in what speaks to them or what characterizes them. They understand values as part of their personality. This is interesting as when I speak to adults, values are more beliefs or how they would act in certain situations. As we get older, we have formed our values from experience. When coaching, I ask teens to select values from a list of 100 and to narrow it down to the top 10. Then we group them in 3 groups, according to themes and commonali

Coach Yanna

Sep 20, 2020
1 min

Modeling an Apology for Teens

Modeling an apology can sound like this, “I am sorry for saying, or doing, that to you, can I make this better in some way?” Don’t ask for forgiveness, ask for reconciliation. Also, don’t accept a, “it’s ok,” rather model an acceptance by saying, “I accept your apology, thank you.” Modelling a mistake can sound like, “I made a mistake. I was corrected. Now I know better. I will do better. Can we talk about it?” This all falls under the process of “not yet.” When we create a m

Sep 13, 2020
1 min

Teens and Praising

Teens know that the “real world” praises accomplishments. We reward results rather than process. Although that works well in the workforce, the teens that succeed in that type of learning environment are the ones who have the matchups to do so. The ones who are fast to respond, able to concentrate and work with distractions, social extroverts, and the ones who don’t have any learning and mental barriers. That is essentially a fraction of students. Most teens are hesitant to p

Sep 6, 2020
1 min

Codependency Patterns

Codependent patterns start very young. First of all, they are modelled inside the family systems. Sometimes there is a community or collective-cultural undertone to this behavior. It is important to distinguish what are family values and what are codependent patterns. For example, to what extent does the family encourage helping one another and to what extent to we do that outside of the family system to seek validation or belonging? Do we help each other because we are part

Aug 29, 2020
1 min

If Time is Money, What do you do With $100 a Day? Where Does it Go?

Another great coaching tool with teens is the “Time is Money” pie chart.

Aug 23, 2020
2 min

What to Say to Teens to Help them Expand on their Thoughts

Understanding systems increases teens’ ability to understand who they are and what their role is in society.

Aug 14, 2020
1 min

The Life App Activity

The life app is another coaching activity that works in tandem with the wheel of life.

Aug 9, 2020
2 min

Making Connections to Systems Teens Belong to

Discussing systems in a broader sense allows teens to start making connections.

Aug 2, 2020
1 min

Preparing Teens for Transitions

Preparing teens for major transitions in their life is empowering.

Jul 26, 2020
1 min

A Great Coaching Tool

The wheel of life activity is very common in coaching. It can play out in numerous ways.

Jul 18, 2020
2 min

A "Looped" Discussion

What inspired you to create Looped? What problem did you want to solve for teens?

Jul 5, 2020
1 min

Is Thinking Outside of the Box More Like Thinking Outside of Ours?

Thinking outside of the box requires developing the art of asking the right questions.

Jul 5, 2020
1 min

5 Things We Can Do to Begin Walking Together as a Society

1. Understanding that leadership is as much about leading others, as it is about letting others lead.

Jun 28, 2020
3 min

Best Practices for Including Aboriginal Peoples in the Curriculum

1. Ensuring the accuracy of information in your resources for bias and include time periods when referring to maps. Inviting Aboriginal Elde

Jun 21, 2020
2 min

Being a Part of the Iceberg

Humans need to belong. We desire to be part of a collective. We didn't survive on our own; we only survived because we stuck together. We ne

Jun 14, 2020
1 min

How do the Indigenous ways of knowing and being help us see life as a cycle rather than a ladder?

Indigenous ways of knowing and being advocate for the 4 seasons of life and 4 seasons of the year.

Jun 6, 2020
2 min

Teaching Through the Indigenous Ways of Knowing

“If you really knew me, and you really knew yourself, you wouldn't have killed me" I started my thesis with this quote. I wrote 200 pages about privilege. Two years of understanding the impacts of colonialism, cognitive imperialism, internalized racism, lateral violence, defensive posturing, and the effects on education and national identity. My thesis wrote itself. The Eurocentric historical narrative that has formed the basis of our education system has created an impenetra

May 31, 2020
2 min

12 Things You Can Do to Support LGBTQ2S+ Students

12 Things You Can Do to Support LGBTQ2S+ Students.

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