ᓴᖏᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ – Resilience

ᒥᐊᓕ ᒍᐊᑕᓐᖑᔪᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᒪᔭᕋ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓴᖏᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᕈᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᕙᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ.

Mary Gordon discusses the important of resilience and how it is developed through our relationships with one another.

ᓈᒻᒪᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓂᖃᕐᑐᖅ – Intrinsic Motivation

ᒥᐊᓕ ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᕐᓯᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ “ᓈᒻᒪᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓂᖃᕐᑐᖅ” ᖃᓄᖅ ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓂᖃᕐᕈᓐᓇᕐᐸ? ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᐸ ᓱᕈᓯᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ?

Mary Gordon explains “intrinsic motivation”. How are children motivated? How can parents help their children to become more self-motivated?

ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖅ – Expectations

ᒥᐊᓕ ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᕈᓯᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ

Mary Gordon helps parents manage expectations for themselves and for their children.

ᐱᖑᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ – Play

ᒥᐊᓕ ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᕐᓯᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓱᒪᕐᓱᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᖑᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖑᐊᕌᖓᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᓱᕈᓯᓄᑦ ᐱᕈᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓃᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᑎᒋᓗᒍᓗ.

Mary Gordon describes free play in childhood, and how play helps children develop important skills.

ᒫᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ – “Not Yet”

ᒥᐊᓕ ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᓱᕈᓯ ᐱᕈᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᑦ.  ᓈᒻᒪᓈᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᕈᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᑕ ᓱᕈᓯᓕᒫᓄᑦ.

Mary Gordon explains childhood development. The timing of that development is unique to every child.

ᓯᓂᒃ – Sleep

ᒥᐊᓕ ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᐅᖃᐅᓪᓚᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᓂᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ

Mary Gordon discusses the importance of sleep.

ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᖃᕐᓂᖅ – Friendship

ᒥᐊᓕ ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᓄᑦᐃᓅᓯᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᑎᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕇᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᐳᕐᑕᐅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥᑦ.

Mary Gordon talks about the importance of friends in children’s lives and how parents can support their children as they navigate friendships during this pandemic.

ᐊᖓᔪᖄᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕋᓱᐊᓕᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᑦ – Parenting and Anxiety

ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ, ᒥᐊᓕ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᖏᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᕐᑐᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓗᐊᕐᓇᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᒪᓱᖕᓂᖅ.

As children begin to return to school, Mary provides guidance for parents on talking to children about anxiety and fear.

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓂᐊᑐᖅ: ᒥᐊᓕ ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑎᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ – Talking to Your Child About Racism

ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᓇ ᕿᕐᓂᕐᑕᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᑦ ᓴᕿᔮᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᕐᑕᑎᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕆᔭᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᓴᕿᔮᓂᖓᓄᑦ.  ᒥᐊᓕ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᑦᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᑐᑰᕋᓗᐊᕐᑎᓪᓗᑕ-ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑕ.

COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement make conversations with your children about this historic time essential. Mary offers parents support as they help children understand the world and lets them know there are ways through this tumultuous time – especially together.

ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖁᓪᓗᑕ – Sharing Our Vulnerability

ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖑᔪᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᖁᓵᕐᑕᐅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19.  ᒥᐊᓕ ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖁᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓱᕈᓯᕆᔅᓯᓐᓄᑦ.  ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᑎᓪᓗᑎᑦ-ᐃᒃᓯᒍᓱᒍᓐᓇᕐᒥᔪᑦ.  ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᓱᓕᔪᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᕈᑎᒃ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕈᓐᓇᓲᖑᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᒥᖕᓂᒃ.

Parents are struggling during COVID-19. Mary Gordon talks about sharing that with your children. Children know you’re feeling stressed – they’re feeling it too. Sometimes, admitting it gives them an opportunity to express their feelings too.

ᐊᖓᔪᖄᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ – Parents as Teachers

ᒥᐊᓕ ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᖁᓇᒋᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖑᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖃᓕᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ “ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᓂᖅ”  ᐊᕐᓇ ᐅᖃᕐᑐᖅ, ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕆᔭᐃᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᖏᒃᑐᖅ.  ᐃᕝᕕᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕕᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᐹᑦᑎᐊᕆᔮᑎᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒋᓪᓗᓂᑎᑦ-ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒋᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᑎᑦ.

Mary Gordon offers some thoughts and comfort to parents who find themselves in the new role of “teacher.” As she says, your role as teacher isn’t that new. You were your child’s first teacher – and you always will be.

ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓗᐊᖁᓇᒋᑦ ᓵᖓᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 – Reducing fears in the face of COVID-19

ᒥᐊᓕ ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖃᓕᒫᓄᑦ, ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᓕᒫᓄᑦ, ᑕᒪᐃᑕ ᓱᕈᓯᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓕᒫᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓗᐊᖁᓇᒋᑦ ᓱᕈᓰᑦᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓗᐊᖁᓇᒋᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓵᖕᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥᑦ.

Mary Gordon sends a message to all parents, all caregivers, all of us who care for children on how to ease children’s anxieties as they watch and listen to how adults react to the coronavirus pandemic.