Many kids come across as being “perfectionist”, they don’t want to try new things and get really upset when the result they get does not live up to what they had expected and hoped for or their own standards. The underlying issue is often a “fixed mindset”. Kids...
Welcome everybody to Kong Academy! My name is Curt Jordan. I am the founder, and I’m here to talk to you today about the importance of saying how you feel and asking for what you need. This is something I teach students in my parkour classes every day and I feel...
Hello everybody. My name is Curt Jordan. I’m the founder of Kong Academy and today I wanted to talk to parents about risk. A lot of times parents have this avoidance of risk because we want to keep our kids safe. That’s our job. We have to keep them safe...
Hello everybody. My name is Curt Jordan. Today, I wanted to talk to you about building your kids’ abilities to accurately assess their strengths versus their limitations. Think to yourself for a moment: can you think of a time when a kid came up to you and told...
Hello everybody! This morning we had an argument between Lucas and Danny, my partner’s sons. They were arguing about the fact that one of them was kicking a ball against a wall and how this was bothering his brother. The discussion quickly got heated and looked like...
How many times are we faced with a power struggle and are not sure how to react. If your kid is constantly fighting with you over every single decision you make, how are you supposed to deal with it? I’d suggest you give them choices. If you don’t give them...
