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Get Your Students to Eat Their “Vegetables” and Like It

November 3, 2010 By Nichelle (admin) 3 Comments

A white bowl contains broccoli and vegetables

What motivates students? Why don’t they do what they know is good for them? How can teachers create a positive atmosphere that helps students become self-motivated?

Filed Under: Blog, For Classroom, Teaching Tagged With: approval, comfort, empowering students, encouraging self-motivation, fear of dying, intrinsic motivation, motivate action, motivating dance students, motivating dancers, negativity, positive atmosphere, positive environment for dance students, positive experience, positive reinforcement, wants and neeeds

Accentuate the Positive

July 6, 2009 By Nichelle (admin) 1 Comment

#responsiblesports asks “As a parent, how do you encourage and reinforce the positive aspects of youth sports?”

Filed Under: Blog, Competing, Featured, Health and Wellness, Parenting Dancers Tagged With: competitive dance, confidence, dance competition, encouragement, negativity, Parents, praise, stage mom, stage parent, support

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