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Donna Volpitta

Donna Volpitta
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About Donna Volpitta

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D., is an educator, author, and parenting expert who is passionate about the field of resilience. Through her Nametags Education Program, Pathways to Empower Curriculum, parenting book and teacher and parent workshops, she offers practical strategies to build resilience in children. Her book, The Resilience Formula: The Key to Proactive Parenting, co-authored by bullying expert Dr. Joel Haber, is due to come out in early 2012. Her website is www.URresilient.com

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What We Can Learn From The Ant & The Grasshopper
Once there lived an ant and a grasshopper in a grassy meadow. All day long the ant would work hard, collecting grains of wheat from the farmer's field far away. She would hurry to the field every morning, as soon as it was light enough to see by, and toil back with a heavy grain of wheat balanced on her head. She would put the grain of wheat carefully away in her larder, and then hurry back to the field for another one. All day long she would work, without stop or rest, scurrying back and forth from the field, collecting the grains of wheat and storing them carefully in her larder. The... continue reading
For Newtown, CT: Lives Forever Altered
There are events that change us. They permanently change who we are and who we will be. These are the events that compel us to search our souls. These are the events that force us to face emotions. These are the events that push us to our limits and test to see just how far we can go. These are the events that expose our vulnerability and emphasize our interdependence. In the hours and days following these events, we cannot comprehend the change that has taken place. In the weeks and months following the event, we begin to recognize our new reality. Through the years, we may even begin... continue reading
Are We Pushing Our Kids Into a Self-Esteem Trap?
Recently, MSNBC did a segment on education and the growing realization that academic ability is less likely to predict future success than qualities such as perseverance and resilience. In the segment, they showed a clip from one of my favorite Saturday Night Live skits: You Can Do Anything. The skit is a parody of the self-esteem movement, in which kids receive trophies for showing up, are showered with unearned praise, and are generally not held accountable for high standards. In her book, The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Kids in an Age of Self-Importance, Polly Young Eisendrath, points to... continue reading
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