* TRAUMA & YOUTH
Time with your kids is not a cost, it’s your most meaningful investment.
Parents think they can hand children permanent confidence—like a gift—by praising their brains and talent. It doesn’t work, and in fact has the opposite effect. It makes children doubt themselves as soon as anything is hard or anything goes wrong. If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children t... See more
Carol Dweck • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Demonization and Blame
- Reginald Dwayne Betts believes the lack of forgiveness in society stems from real fear and demonization on both sides.
- Our investment in assigning blame creates structures that hinder commonality.
- Betts acknowledges his perspective is shaped by having resources and support, which many formerly incarcerated individuals lack.
- The
People I (Mostly) Admire • Reading Dostoevsky Behind Bars
"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become." - Carl Jung
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Reginald Dwayne Betts's Trajectory
- Reginald Dwayne Betts took a paralegal course and a writing correspondence course while in prison.
- Despite costing staff time, the prison allowed him to do this before Pell Grants and college programs were available.
- Years after release, initial metrics would have shown unemployment and low wages, making it seem li
People I (Mostly) Admire • Reading Dostoevsky Behind Bars
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cbs17.comReport - Youth Gang Activity Rising in NC
Psychotherapy research shows that when individuals feel listened to, they tend to listen to themselves more carefully and to openly evaluate and clarify their own thoughts and feelings. In addition, they tend to become less defensive and oppositional and more willing to listen to other points of view, which gets them to the calm and logical place w
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