Kiwi kids acting out because our values system is eroding

Editor, SMEE - May 23, 2024

The Education Review Office report that New Zealand presents some of the most challenging school behaviours in the OECD is hardly surprising because we have empowered our children as individuals but removed the structures that channel that 'power', such as values, spirituality, and self-awareness. Simone-Ellen Keller, a personal transformation strategist and founder of Genius You, says we've given the kids the car keys without teaching them how to drive. She identifies a lack of structured...

Advice to parents: Disciplining defiant children is counterproductive.

Editor, SMEE - March 14, 2023

The Education Review Office report that New Zealand presents some of the most challenging school behaviours in the OECD is hardly surprising because we have empowered our children as individuals but removed the structures that channel that 'power', such as values, spirituality, and self-awareness. Simone-Ellen Keller, a personal transformation strategist and founder of Genius You, says we've given the kids the car keys without teaching them how to drive. She identifies a lack of structured...