CONNECTING WITH OTHERS

Children who have strong community connections are more successful as adults. It is clear that with positive adult-child interactions, young people do well. Through discussions and by doing exercises, social connection can be encouraged. There is a great amount of evidence that connecting with others is a key element of a successful life. Those with […]

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SPEECH CONTESTS AND COACHING:

This weekend was busy with speech contests and speech coaching. Public speaking is a valuable skill to acquire. This is a skill in which we can assist our youth. It was a busy ‘public speaking’ weekend. There were both contests and coaching. On Saturday, two of my Toastmaster friends competed in speech contests. Each won […]

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