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About dvolpitta

Donna Volpitta, Ed.D., is the founder of the Center for Resilient Leadership. Her Resilient Mindset Model, which draws on the latest research in neurology, psychology and education, has been applied to areas of leadership from parenting to corporate management. Donna is co-author of the book The Resilience Formula: A Guide to Proactive–Not Reactive-Parenting and co-creator of the Nametags Education Program. 
 
Donna holds Board positions for One Revolution Foundation and Kids Helping Kids , both of which develop resilience in youth. She is a Founding Member and Global Presence Ambassador for Parenting 2.0, the number one parenting group on LinkedIn, and an expert for Understood.org.
 
A former classroom teacher with experience in both general and special education, Donna holds a doctoral degree in Learning Dis/Abilities from Teachers College, Columbia University.  She is also the parent of four children.
 

Why Social Justice Matters & What We Can Learn from Emma Gonzales, Naomi Wadler, & Edna Chavez

April 12, 2018 by dvolpitta

Why Social Justice Matters & What We Can Learn from Emma Gonzales, Naomi Wadler, & Edna Chavez

Last week, I spoke with the founders of Girls Leadership, whose mission it is to equip girls with the skills to exercise the power of their voice. In our discussion, we spoke about the importance of actively teaching social justice, particularly to girls. We are in a unique time period, one in which we are…

Filed Under: At Home

Focus On Resilience In Wake of School Shootings

February 20, 2018 by dvolpitta

Focus On Resilience In Wake of School Shootings

Each year, one of the administrators from the middle school tells a story to incoming parents. The story involves a chrysalis that is struggling to turn into a butterfly and a kind person who, after seeing the painful process, decides to help remove it from its binds. The problem is that it is in the…

Filed Under: Kids, Parenting, Tweens and Teens

Use Your Brain!

February 15, 2018 by dvolpitta

“When are you going to start using your brain?” Come on, we have all said it at one time or another when our kids are not making the best of choices. And sometimes, those choices are pretty unbelievable. But, the truth is, we cannot expect our kids to use their brains unless they learn how.…

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A New Strategy For Bullying: Teaching Resilience

January 16, 2017 by dvolpitta Leave a Comment

A New Strategy For Bullying: Teaching Resilience

The media is filled with news about bullying. The question is, does all of the attention help to decrease the bullying? Unfortunately, the answer is not clear.

Filed Under: Parenting

Summer Survival: Sibling Rivalry, Whining, Messes…

June 8, 2016 by dvolpitta Leave a Comment

Summer Survival: Sibling Rivalry, Whining, Messes…

Its that time again..summer. Most of us are excited to take a little break from the school routine–waking up early, rushing out to get everyone to school on time, and, worst of all, making sure all of the homework is done. Summer vacation offers a chance for a little bit more relaxation, but it can quickly go from relaxing to reacting if you arent careful.

Filed Under: Kids, Parenting

Are We Pushing Our Kids Into a Self-Esteem Trap?

September 22, 2015 by dvolpitta Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Kids, Parenting

The Benefits of Risk

March 22, 2015 by dvolpitta Leave a Comment

The Benefits of Risk

I have a trampoline. Several kids bounce on it at once. And a treehouse. Both present my kids with what I call “calculated risk”–I know that there is a chance that they could get hurt, yet I let them play anyway. We go hiking and climb the big rocks. We pull over to the side of the road to pick raspberries.

Filed Under: Living Healthy

What We Can Learn From The Ant & The Grasshopper

February 19, 2013 by dvolpitta Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Living Healthy

Chris Waddell: Life Lessons in Resilience

April 30, 2012 by dvolpitta Leave a Comment

Chris Waddell: Life Lessons in Resilience

Last week I was honored to be able to spend each day traveling to different schools with Chris Waddell as he presents his Nametags program. Chris, a good friend from Middlebury College, started doing Nametags three years ago when he launched his foundation, One-Revolution.

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Parenting Lessons We Can Learn From the Penn State Scandal

November 14, 2011 by dvolpitta Leave a Comment

Parenting Lessons We Can Learn From the Penn State Scandal

The Penn State sex-abuse scandal has people up in arms, and in some ways we find ourselves in a similar position as when the scandal in the Catholic church was exposed – stung by the realization of the extent to which people will go to conceal what they wish to deny.

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