The Thing About Motivation
March 23, 2026
Last week our Growing Minds Hub kids went to Crankworx. And while what the athletes could do was genuinely jaw-dropping, what we were sneakily trying to teach was something else entirely: what motivation actually looks like in a human being.Nobody forced those riders to spen...
The Nervous System Doesn't Care About Your Curriculum
March 10, 2026
A child who doesn't feel safe cannot learn. Not "learns less well." Cannot learn.When the brain detects a threat, it pulls energy away from the thinking parts and redirects it toward survival. And "threat" doesn't mean a lion. It means fear of getting something wrong in fron...
Big feelings are part of childhood, but when emotions go from “big” to overwhelming, it can leave everyone in the house feeling on edge. If your child goes from 0 to 100 quickly (yelling, crying, melting down, slamming doors, refusing to cooperate), it’s easy to feel l...
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