What is your New Years Resolution? I usually do not make one... A year long commitment is nothing that I have ever been real successful with... A week or two in, and I usually fall short of losing the weight, eating healthier, drinking more water, saving money, organizing my closet, eating more meals at home, etc.
Tonight I determined that my 2018 resolution is going to be a more PRESENT PARENT....I want to do (1) thing mindfully with each of my kids... Each day...My phone away... No checking emails... No returning a text message... Just me and them... A walk, a book, a favorite game, a meal, or a ride to the next event... Whatever it is... It will be done mindfully... All in... 100%. I share this with the pupose of challenging each of you to do the same... 100%... All in, nothing half-way. I would love to hear about your outcomes...the feedback that your kids give you...the challenges that you encounter, the smiles that you see, etc. My day (1) is tomorrow....#givingthemsomethingtoremember
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Living WE is about finding ways–big and small–to contribute in your community, nation, and world - It is about making a shift from ME to WE. Today I had the opportunity to be inspired by our youth after attending WE Day in St. Paul with a group of our middle and high-school students. Tonight, I am challenging you to take the "WE pledge" as a family. This is a pledge to choose how and where to direct your energy - To volunteer, talk about news headlines and the issues behind them, be kind, build meaningful relationships, find ways to contribute, and reach out to others. By taking the pledge, every action you take makes a difference to your family, your community and to the world. I challenge you to take the WE Pledge tonight- Together, and let me know how your family makes a difference! We did tonight, and now I challenge YOU...Please challenge someone else! https://www.we.org/we-families/become-a-we-family/ Stacy Schepel School Social Worker I have recently opted to challenge myself to think hard about how I handle situations infront of my children. How do I talk about others? How do I deal with disappointment? How do I deal with conflict, and model forgiveness? How do I show kindness? Do I take the high road, and lead by example? Do I model to my kids the things that I expect them to exhibit each day? How do I handle consequences? How do I treat people in authority, and respond to a rule when I don't agree with it?
How do you handle social media? Do you gossip, share things that aren't true, or relish in others moments of struggle? October is Bully Prevention month...As a parent AND professional, my goal is to self-reflect, and encourage others to do the same...Consider how we model behavior to our children, and remember, someone is always watching you and hearing what you say - Learning how to treat others, and they will do as we do.
I was given the opportunity to attend am at a DBT training in Seattle this week. DBT is an opportunity to help teens and adults learn and use new skills and strategies to develop effectiveness in everyday life. DBT skills include skills for mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Please view the attached video to learn more... My goal is to offer our FIRST (middle school) Multi-Family group to families in our district this winter...The group will be limited to 6 to 8 families... SO if you want to get on the list...Get me your name SOON! It feels like a really difficult topic...It feels overwhelming...It feels scary...For some, it is a secret...For some, It is a word too scary to say.
To someone considering suicide, You are not alone...I know it is hard. You may have hit an obstacle, and you feel like you can not consider another solution. We can figure it out. Whatever you may have done or will do....It is okay. It is forgiveable...Give yourself some grace. There may be consequences, but they are temporary. I do not want you to be the one whose parents lose their child. I do not want you to be the person whose classmates mourn. Realize that you are someone’s happiness. I know it is hard to trust me, but you do not want to realize how important you when it is too late. You may want to graduate, to spend time with your friends, to go on your first date, get your first job, win that game, be on that team, be with your family or (1) million other things, and you can not do any of it if you are not here. We can not help you if you are not here. So if you’re thinking about suicide, think again. The best thing to do right now is to reach out. Reach out to someone, because more people care than you think. Find a teacher... Counselor....Parent...Friend - Find anyone that will listen, and keep talking until you find someone that will help. You are not alone, and help exists. Tomorrow things will likely look dramatically different then this moment...Please be here. As always, please feel free to visit anytime! Stacy Schepel. If you want to register your 3-5 grade daughter for GIRLS ON THE RUN please do so ASAP!
Go to Embe.org and click on Fall Programs in the upper right corner of the web page. You will see Girls on the Run on the left panel. Click again and look for locations underneath Girls on the Run. Find LUVERNE and register your child. We start on SEPTEMBER 12 - Practice will be Tuesday and Thursday from 3:15 to 4:30pm. We filled up FAST last year and can only take 16 students SO register SOON! Call me with any questions! If you signed up for FREE school supplies for your 6-12th grader.... You can come pick them up during the below times at the Counselors Office. They WILL NOT be avialable during open house. If you forgot to sign-up...Please, stop by!!
Tuesday, August 29th 12:15 to 12:45 pm 3:00 to 3:45 pm Wednesday, August 30th 7:45 to 8:30 am 2:00 to 3:00 pm Thursday, August 31 2:00 to 3:00 pm Thanks so much! Stacy I am REALLY excited for the start of another GREAT school year. I am ready to get the kids back, and for classes to start!
I wanted to start my school year off with a message to Parents...Lots of us are asking questions about what we can do to help and support our kids as they are continuing to deal with the many challenges that our world presents - It can feel pretty overwhelming and daunting. I don't have a lot of solutions or any ideas that are a "fix all", although I wanted to share a couple of my thoughts. Recently, my message has been pretty simple...Your kids need to know that they matter...No matter WHAT. Have this conversation with your children...No matter their age... Have it often... SAY it in the morning, the afternoon, and before bed...Make it a habit...Say it SO frequently that it becomes apart of your day, and apart of their thoughts! No matter your test score...YOU MATTER No matter you role on the team...YOU MATTER No matter your GPA...YOU MATTER No matter your social statues...YOU MATTER No matter the number of minutes you play in the game...YOU MATTER No matter if you say something hurtful...YOU MATTER No matter what you did...YOU MATTER No matter what you will do... YOU MATTER No matter your failures...YOU MATTER No matter your successes...YOU MATTER Parents... The reality is... You are the MOST important person in your child's life -Its not the school, their teachers, or their coaches. As always, feel free to stop in, connect, and chat ANYTIME! Stacy
A great colleague of mine shared this video with me tonight... I wanted to share it with all of you!
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