Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman a day ago 1 min The Power of Questions Last year, during a panel at the first Violence Prevention Education Conference, my friend and colleague Carrie Slack said, “There is so...
Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman 2 days ago 1 min What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger -- Or…. a Bunch of Other Possibilities "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." I was just discussing this phrase in my Facebook...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanJun 231 minLet's Normalize Coming ForwardYesterday, I wrote that, “I’m also doing everything in my power to create a world where children are seen AND heard. Where children know...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanJun 232 minNo Child Should Have to Sit Alone With Their Hurt“Children don’t get traumatized because they get hurt. Children get traumatized because they’re alone with the hurt.” ~ Dr. Gabor Mate,...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanApr 12 minAn Artichoke, A Kerfuffle, and a Lesson in Boundary SettingRecently, I had a little kerfuffle with my 4 ½ year old grandson. Had to do with an artichoke and you can only imagine. Because of my...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanMar 62 minThe Messages We Give Our Children -- Part 3 When my kids were young, they were very aware that I taught Judo on certain days at certain times. They knew that the soup (or whatever I...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanMar 52 minThe Messages We Give Our Children -- Part 2From a very early age, children get used to hearing messages like, “I’m busy” and “don’t bother me.” Yes, that can be good. It’s an...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanMar 42 minThe Messages We Give Our Children -- Part 1 When people find out that we teach Empowerment Self Defense to kids as young as five (and sometimes even younger), they’re often...
