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26. Raising Remarkable Boys: International Educator's Guide to Travel, Education & Parenting with Kathy Imabayashi
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🎉 Kathryne Imabayashi, a retired international educator and parenting coach, discusses her extensive experience living and working in diverse locations like Japan, Lebanon, Bangkok, and Georgia, and raising and educating her son around the world.
🌎 She shares her passion for the Reggio Emilia philosophy, which emphasizes children's competence, the environment as the third teacher, and interest-led learning. She focuses on the unique needs of boys: the importance of parent awareness and advocacy, providing ample physical activity, limiting screen time, and adjusting communication styles to accommodate boys' tendencies.
👍 Kathy advocates for parents to respect gender differences and cultivate a deep, lasting relationship with their sons built on understanding and time.
✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:
- View your child as competent and capable and allow them to lead their own learning.
- Educate yourself on the typical developmental needs and gifts of boys. Use this knowledge to advocate for accommodations (like movement breaks) in school environments that may not be naturally built for their energetic learning style.
- Plan for physical activity before, during and immediately after learning (e.g., stopping at the park) to help them regulate their energy.
- Shift away from expecting intense, face-to-face conversations. Instead, opt for "shoulder-to-shoulder" interactions (like talking in the car or while doing an activity) which are often more comfortable
- Boys excel at single-focus: use brief, direct instructions to ensure your message is received.
- Actively help your son create a robust emotional vocabulary by providing words for different feelings (beyond just "mad" or "happy").
- AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!
Resources:
Kathy's Sonhood Coaching website, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube
Kathy' Podcast: Unlocking the Parenting Code
Raising Boys Who Become Remarkable Men book
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