Triumph Steps Blog
The Power of Believing
December 2018 Putting out milk and cookies for Santa, mischievous elves on a shelf moving throughout the house, looking out the window hoping to see Rudolph's shiny red nose in the sky… The magic of the Holidays is inextricably linked to the wide-eyed wonder of...
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What We Are Grateful for Multiplies
Being grateful, giving thanks, is an essential part of a successful life. It is a fundamental part of Triumph Steps, the therapeutic framework to mental wellness that helps children develop healthy mental habits. Being thankful should not be something we...
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Discovering a Child’s Passions
Can you believe that another Labor Day has just passed? Now we are fully back to schedules, homework, projects, deadlines, making sure that we encourage our children, teens, and college kids to get good grades and feel excited about learning. Many parents have asked...
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New York and Virginia Require Mental Health Education Will Florida Be Next?
I want to congratulate New York and Virginia for leading the way in requiring mental health education in their schools! For the first time, two U.S. states enacted their respective mental health education laws this month. New York and Virginia are now committed to...
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Desensitized: What Our Children Get From Violent Media
Whether we like it or not, our modern world revolves around digital media. We watch television to wind down after work, surf the internet or log in to social media if we’re bored. Having a computer is no longer a barrier to getting online—most of us have and use a...
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Happiness Is a Skill and It Can Be Taught
What happened at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was unthinkable. And maybe that is why it was allowed to happen. We have spent the past few decades not thinking about how to take proactive steps to prevent these tragedies from happening. We have not been...
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Teaching Children Self-Confidence: Better Thought Patterns Is the First Step
It is interesting how life gives us very interesting gifts, offering us an opportunity to make ourselves and our world better. The present I received was a very shy child. And boy did my husband and I try our own “talk therapy” on her. You see, this child was born in...
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Neuroplasticity: How Learning about the Brain Can Shape Young Students
When my daughter began attending school, every time I dropped her off for the day, I would repeat a simple mantra to her: “Remember that thoughts become things. Keep them beautiful.” I still repeat this simple phrase to her, and to myself, every chance I get. Because...
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Finding Your Purpose This Holiday Season
We all know the story of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, but if you’ve ever watched the 1964 TV-special by the same name, then you’re well aware of the effects that not finding your purpose can have on our children. The special is a classic, and though parts haven’t...
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Are You Using Fear as an Excuse?
Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain- Ralph Waldo Emerson Can you remember your biggest fear as a child? Perhaps you were scared of a monster under your bed, or of losing your parents in a large crowd. Now that you are older, you might consider your...
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