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Transform Your Child’s School Year with a Strength-Based Approach
Sam Young Sam Young

Transform Your Child’s School Year with a Strength-Based Approach

Are you ready to transform your neurodivergent child’s school year and set them on a path to success? A strength-based approach can do just that. Instead of focusing on challenges, this method shifts attention to your child’s unique talents and strengths, empowering them to thrive academically and socially.

This article dives into the science behind why focusing on strengths can improve your child’s mental health and academic performance. Learn actionable steps to implement this approach and discover how it will positively change your family’s outlook on education and personal growth.

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“I Don’t Know My Passion” Unlocking Your Child’s Passion With Talent
Sam Young Sam Young

“I Don’t Know My Passion” Unlocking Your Child’s Passion With Talent

Is your child struggling to find their passion or unsure about what they want to do in the future? You’re not alone. Many parents face the challenge of helping their children discover what truly excites them. What if the key to unlocking their potential lies not in directly searching for passion, but in nurturing their inherent talents first?

Discovering one’s passion often feels like a monumental task, especially for twice-exceptional children. They might have unique asynchronies that make finding a single interest overwhelming. However, understanding that talent often comes before passion can change everything

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How To Make This New Year Your Child’s Best Ever!
Sam Young Sam Young

How To Make This New Year Your Child’s Best Ever!

Real life can be really hard and raising a neurodivergent child certainly presents no shortage of challenges.

While our minds can often shift to the negative, it's important that we make a conscious effort to look for the positive. This doesn't always come easy and might take real work for you to get the hang of it, but it's worth it!

Just as you would want with your kids, our goal as adults is to aim to be strength-based and talent-focused as possible.

As we pivot into the New Year, this is an important time…

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How A Strength-Based School Year Will Change Your Child’s Life!
Sam Young Sam Young

How A Strength-Based School Year Will Change Your Child’s Life!

As the school year begins, it can be tempting to look back at the past year and only focus on the trials, tribulations, and turmoil.

Real life can be really hard and raising a neurodivergent child certainly presents no shortage of challenges.

While our minds can often shift to the negative, it's important that we make a conscious effort to look for the positive. This doesn't always come easy and might take real work for you to get the hang of it, but it's worth it!

Just as you would want with your kids, our goal as adults is to aim to be strength-based and talent-focused as possible.

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A Strength-Based New Year!
Sam Young Sam Young

A Strength-Based New Year!

As 2022 closes out and 2023 begins, it can be tempting to look back at the past year and only focus on the trials, tribulations, and turmoil.

Real life can be really hard and raising a neurodivergent child certainly presents no shortage of challenges.

While our minds can often shift to the negative, it's important that we make a conscious effort to look for the positive. This doesn't always come easy and might take real work for you to get the hang of it, but it's worth it!

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