Dr. Dan Siegel shows us a great way of looking at the minds of our children in his TEDxBlue talk. He also says “the relationships are our life’s blood, as we brush our teeth every morning we do need to brush our brain by learning reflective skills.” Dr. Daniel J. Sigel at TEDxBlue Do we [...]
After my TEDxDubai talk last year, Johan and I had the privilege to speak at TEDxSantaCruz in June. I must admit it was an incredible experience. It was about Trust. Please feel free to share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter, but mostly ENJOY it. Here is the video. Gonan and Johan Premfors [...]
If you knew you were dying in the next 10 minutes what would be the one thing you would wish you could change? This is what happened to Ric Elias on flight US Airways Flight 1549 in 2009. Elias didn’t die as the captain of the plane managed to land the plane in the Hudson [...]
In January, I had the opportunity to speak at TEDxDubai on the subject of “conscious parenting.” I drew a lot from Parentology concepts, but also introduced several new ideas. The video from the event is now available on YouTube. I invite you to share it with your friends on Facebook and Twi tter. Enjoy! – [...]
When children make mistakes, we encourage them to learn from their experiences. As parents, we must do the same, and not see our mistakes as “failures” but as opportunities to improve. The ABC show Modern Family is an excellent example of parents making mistakes and trying their best to learn from them. Modern Family portrays [...]
One of the key mantras we repeat at Parentology is, “Children are naturally creative resourceful and whole”. The following video is a perfect example of this! Watch as researcher Sugata Mitra shows us the amazing stuff kids around the world are doing with computers by themselves without any direct instruction from teachers. Mitra’s work shows [...]