EMAP #3: ASSESS INTEREST    Is what you’ve learned, something you can use?  Options! Option 1: So you think you’re busy now? Develop Active Interests   An active interest will lead your child to their passion. In Assess Interest, EMAP 3 Option 1, we show you how to create a list of action items to (more…)

EMAP #2: MONITOR INTEREST Is what you think you’re seeing…really happening? Step 6 and Summary Activity: They’re doing WHAT? Identify Your Child’s Misdirected Interests   Not all interests affect your child in a positive manner; learn why.  A misdirected interest looks like passion, but is addictive and needs to be redirected to a positive active (more…)

EMAP #2: MONITOR INTEREST Is what you think you’re seeing…really happening? Step 5: How do I get them OUT of THIS? Identify Your Child’s False Interests   What are the activities your child claims to love but might actually be a false interest? A false interest is not benign or harmless. It is important to (more…)

EMAP #2: MONITOR INTEREST Is what you think you’re seeing…really happening? Step 4: What are they not doing? Identify Your Child’s Passive Interests   Passive interests are the seeds of an active interest.  Even if you find active interests, passive must also be developed. The complete composite of a child’s active and passive interests will lead (more…)

EMAP #2: MONITOR INTEREST Is what you think you’re seeing…really happening? Step 3: What are they doing now? Identify Your Child’s Active Interests   Active interests are important because they are the only interest that connects children to their passions and brilliance. In Monitor Interest, EMAP 2 Step 3, we zoom in on the types (more…)

EMAP #2: MONITOR INTEREST    Is what you think you’re seeing…really happening? Step 2: Who’s watching the kids? Monitor Your Child’s Behavior During Activities   How do we know if what we see is so? In Monitor Interests, EMAP 2 Step 2, you will learn how to identify and monitor your child’s behaviors to discern (more…)

EMAP #2: MONITOR INTEREST    Is what you think you’re seeing…really happening? Step 1: Reading the signs? Understanding the Definitions   Not all interests lead to the kind of passion that helps our children find and develop their personal form of brilliance. There are actually four different types of interests, regardless of the subject content. (more…)

EMAP #1: EXPOSE INTEREST    Is your child’s activity doing what it’s supposed to? Step 8 and Summary Activity: Can’t go everywhere at once? Choose Which activities Are Worth Pursuing and How A great idea can hit us when we least expect it! Then we actually have to make it happen. In Expose Interest, EMAP (more…)

EMAP #1: EXPOSE INTEREST    Is your child’s activity doing what it’s supposed to? Step 7: Feel like it’s all under control? Factor in Your Variables   Too often we look at the outcome of an action or activity and not at the variables that actually influence that outcome.  Looking for and factoring potential variables (more…)

EMAP #1: EXPOSE INTEREST    Is your child’s activity doing what it’s supposed to? Step 6: Looking for a destination;  is my child going to like this? Brainstorm Specific Resources We are often more limited by our imaginations than our reality. If you can imagine it, you can find a way to make it happen! (more…)