{"id":396,"date":"2015-05-27T18:18:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T10:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/?p=396"},"modified":"2020-05-21T17:48:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T09:48:26","slug":"10-ted-talks-that-parents-cannot-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/10-ted-talks-that-parents-cannot-miss","title":{"rendered":"10 TED Talks That Parents Can&#8217;t Miss"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"controls__meta__title\">&nbsp;1. Takaharu Tezuka: The best kindergarten you\u2019ve ever seen<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.ted.com\/talks\/takaharu_tezuka_the_best_kindergarten_you_ve_ever_seen.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My point is &#8211; don&#8217;t control them. Don&#8217;t protect them too much. They need to tumble some time. They need to get some injury. They need to learn how to live in this world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"controls__meta__title\">2. Jennifer Senior: For parents, happiness is a very high bar<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.ted.com\/talks\/jennifer_senior_for_parents_happiness_is_a_very_high_bar.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to parenthood, many people become anxious instantly. Raising happy children seems to be an elusive goal for modern and middle-class parents. In this talk, Jennifer Senior gives parents some tips on setting some kinder and more achievable goals.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Gever Tulley: 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.ted.com\/talks\/gever_tulley_on_5_dangerous_things_for_kids.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Asian parents tend to protect their children a lot. However, it&#8217;s found that a little danger is beneficial for children and grownups. In this talk, Gever Tulley, founder of Tinkering School, tells us 5 dangerous things we should let our kids do.<\/p>\n<div id=\"player-hero\" class=\"player-hero player-hero--paused\">\n<div class=\"controls--maxi controls controls--active controls--unskipable controls--can-fullscreen controls--can-subtitle controls--can-volume controls--hover controls--paused\">\n<div class=\"controls__toolbar\">\n<div class=\"controls__toolbar__container\">\n<div class=\"controls__meta\">\n<div class=\"controls__detail\">\n<h3 class=\"controls__meta__title\">4. Bruce Feiler: Agile programming &#8212; for your family<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.ted.com\/talks\/bruce_feiler_agile_programming_for_your_family.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Agility is needed in modern family life to handle the stress. Inspired by agile software programming, Bruce Feiler offers his views on family practices that embrace flexibility, bottom-up information flow, constant feedback and accountability. And the&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;outcome? Kids decide their own punishments.<\/p>\n<div id=\"player-hero\" class=\"player-hero player-hero--paused\">\n<div class=\"controls--maxi controls controls--active controls--unskipable controls--can-fullscreen controls--can-subtitle controls--can-volume controls--paused controls--hover\">\n<div class=\"controls__toolbar\">\n<div class=\"controls__toolbar__container\">\n<div class=\"controls__meta\">\n<div class=\"controls__detail\">\n<h3 class=\"controls__meta__title\">5. Rufus Griscom + Alisa Volkman: Let&#8217;s talk parenting taboos<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.ted.com\/talks\/rufus_griscom_alisa_volkman_let_s_talk_parenting_taboos.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"talk-description\" lang=\"en\">Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman, Babble.com publishers, tell us&nbsp;4 facts that parents do not wish to&nbsp;admit and why they should.&nbsp;This funny and honest talk is definitely appealing to both parents and non-parents.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>6.&nbsp;Salman Khan: Let&#8217;s use video to reinvent education<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.ted.com\/talks\/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Salman Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, tells us the story of how he began the venture and the power of video teaching. He shows us the power of interactive exercises, and how teachers can use &nbsp;new technology to tailor make classes to students &#8211; data analytics, interactive learning and teacher available to help all the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.&nbsp;Andrew Solomon: Love, no matter what<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.ted.com\/talks\/andrew_solomon_love_no_matter_what.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What if your children are different from you fundamentally or deviate significantly from your expectation? In this moving talk, writer&nbsp;Andrew Solomon shares what he learned from talking to dozens of parents \u2014 asking them: What&#8217;s the line between unconditional love and unconditional acceptance?<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.&nbsp;Colin Powell: Kids need structure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.ted.com\/talks\/colin_powell_kids_need_structure.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How to help your kids have a good beginning? Colin Powell, the former U.S. Secretary of State, calls&nbsp;parents, friends and relatives&#8217;s support for the kids even before they enter primary school, through community and developing a strong sense of responsibility.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>9.&nbsp;Geoffrey Canada: Our failing schools. Enough is enough!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.ted.com\/talks\/geoffrey_canada_our_failing_schools_enough_is_enough.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Why is our education system so similar to what it was 50 years ago? It&#8217;s because our education system is still sticking to a business model that doesn&#8217;t work.&nbsp;Education advocate Geoffrey Canada calls for a system that relies on data analysis, understand our customers and make systematic shifts to help our kids excel.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>10. Ken Robinson &#8211; How Schools Kill Creativity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed-ssl.ted.com\/talks\/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You cannot miss this. A very famous and entertaining talk by Sir Ken Robinson, an education legend, on the reasons why our current schools kill creativity and how a system that cultivates creativity looks like.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/hong-kong\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/find-properties-in-hong-kong-spacious1.jpg\" alt=\"find-properties-in-hong-kong-spacious\" width=\"295\" height=\"200\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;1. Takaharu Tezuka: The best kindergarten you\u2019ve ever seen &#8220;My point is &#8211; don&#8217;t control them. Don&#8217;t protect them too much. They need to tumble some time. They need to get some injury. They need to learn how to live in this world.&#8221; 2. 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