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The Power of Words: Why Daily Encouragement for Students Matters
Words Have Power “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” — Mother Teresa Words have power —...

Heather Hiple
Jun 172 min read


A Fresh Start: Encouragement in Education
Encouragement still changes everything. In this first post after a season of growth and refocus, I’m sharing the heart behind Enriched Education’s rebrand and a reminder every educator needs: you have the power to speak life and change a child’s world. One word, one moment, one student at a time.

Heather Hiple
Jun 33 min read


Ways to Build Character in Kids
Unless you are raising your kids in a bubble, they are learning from outside influences. Are you paying attention to those influences?

Heather Hiple
Jul 20, 20224 min read


Being Intentional About Building Character in Kids
Character, simply put, is integrity - doing the right thing when no one is looking. People with integrity are kind, giving, and...

Heather Hiple
Jul 13, 20225 min read


Celebrating Small Wins
In the primary grades, we are growing young learners. We want to grow students that love learning!

Heather Hiple
Mar 22, 20223 min read


Is Your Family Internet Safe?
The internet is fascinating, but are you an internet safe family?

Heather Hiple
Mar 8, 20224 min read


Why 6570 Matters
Eighteen years. That’s 6570 days. Six thousand five hundred seventy days to pour into, shape, and raise our children to be responsible,...

Heather Hiple
Feb 8, 20222 min read


What Type of Learner is Your Child?
As you continue to look at and plan for homeschooling, don’t forget to consider the type of learner you will be homeschooling. Different...

Heather Hiple
Dec 28, 20212 min read


Should Kids Have Access to Smartphones?
I’m pretty confident I could write several posts on this topic. It’s such a loaded question! It’s also not an easy question to answer. I...

Heather Hiple
Sep 28, 20213 min read


Are We Growing Critical Thinkers?
I once was asked if I knew what kinds of jobs would be available to my kids when they grew up. My initial thought was a sarcastic, “Of...

Heather Hiple
Sep 7, 20212 min read


Our Choices Impact More Than Just Ourselves
I had a student who came into my room. The second he saw me he started crying. After he was able to catch his breath and calm down, he...

Heather Hiple
Mar 26, 20212 min read


Adopt Your Child’s Interests – Even if They Aren’t Yours
One Christmas morning, my boys were completely focused on the presents they were opening. My husband handed me a long box wrapped in...

Heather Hiple
Mar 12, 20212 min read


Dealing with Our Older Children’s Failures
For me, one of the most difficult parts of parenting has been learning to deal with my children’s failures. It is hard not to take those...

Heather Hiple
Nov 13, 20202 min read


Leadership - Let's Chat
Laying a sound academic foundation is only a part of raising well-rounded individuals. Shaping our kids to be leaders, givers, and...

Heather Hiple
Jul 6, 20203 min read


Effective Discipline Strategies
Disciplining kids when they do something they shouldn’t have done is never easy, and sometimes it does hurt. But if we are to raise kids to

Heather Hiple
Jun 29, 20205 min read


The Value of Routine
Daily routines may even set us up for success in other parts of our day. They can help save our emotional energy for things to come that may

Heather Hiple
Jun 22, 20204 min read


Are You an Encourager?
Navigating behavior and shaping our children to be leaders, givers, and problem solvers is not always an easy task for parents or educators.

Heather Hiple
Jun 15, 20205 min read
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