http://drmelrose.com Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:02:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I learned more in 2011 than I have in any other year. When stress is greatest, and we are not at our best because of it, we are presented with a big opportunity for change. The economy has created for many of us the loss of our livelihood, our homes, ... http://drmelrose.com/2012/01/10/happy-new-you-3-tips/ Hello Educator Friends, Come and learn simple strategies to combat your own stress levels and feel GREAT by the end of your day with Dr. Melrose! We are all SO STRESSED right now! Let's not wait another day to find out how to change this for all of us even in the educational climate ... http://drmelrose.com/2011/12/05/december-6th-talk-los-angeles-ca/ 1. FOCUS ON PRIDE NOT SHAME: In a recent study reported in the Los Angeles Times, an important finding was made with HUGE implications for both education and parenting: When it comes to self-regulation and self-control, anticipating pride for good behavior helps us behave much better than anticipating shame for bad ... http://drmelrose.com/2011/11/17/several-studies-offer-3-important-tips/ California Friends, I would love to see you at my next talk in the Los Angeles area on December 6th. Spaces are limited and are filling up fast! See the 'Opted' or 'Products' page to reserve your space. Even if you can’t make it, please forward this on to your friends and colleagues. Thanks so ... http://drmelrose.com/2011/11/06/december-6th-talk-los-angeles-filling-up-fast/ This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: http://drmelrose.com/2011/10/06/712/ Forgive me for re-posting this link but I need to make some corrections. This "trailer" or montage was put together to market and promote my work as a provider of professional development. I am blogging the link to encourage you to forward it to any educator or mental health practitioner ... http://drmelrose.com/2011/09/23/professional-development/ Hi everyone! Pls check out my latest video by clicking the link below- a "trailer" we put together as a short montage of my presentations last season around the country. Enjoy! Getting in the Zone http://drmelrose.com/2011/09/19/heres-to-a-great-school-year/ While visiting friends over the summer, I was disheartened to find that even those I most admire - smart, successful, loving people - are choosing a path for their children that leaves them all miserable. The stress in the home was palpable. After a LONG day at summer camp, even ... http://drmelrose.com/2011/08/10/teachers-parents-weve-lost-our-mind-3-tips-to-get-it-back/ I just had the privilege of delivering the commencement speech to the very first graduates of the phenomenal charter school, Wildwood Environmental Academy, in Perrysburg, Ohio. I hope you will agree that its message is worth repeating here:  An American independent film maker, Woody Allen, once said: Ninety per cent ... http://drmelrose.com/2011/05/30/congratulations-graduates/ There is no escaping the collapse of this economy, it seems. We are either losing our job or home, or we know and love someone else who is. Educators have received their "pink slips" as budgets continue to be slashed, and foreclosures are everywhere. I have not been immune to ... http://drmelrose.com/2011/05/18/keep-your-sanity-amidst-the-chaos-one-important-tip-x3/