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Stephanie Goloway 10/3/25 Stephanie Goloway 10/3/25

Hansel and Gretel Go Into the Deep, Dark Woods

Hansel, Gretel, Resilience, and…torn paper???

Stephanie Goloway 4/14/25 Stephanie Goloway 4/14/25

If the Glass Slipper Fits…

Oh Cinderella! Heroine of 1000 shoes! Check out this variant from New Mexico along with creative ways to nurture the resilience of its shining star in children!

Stephanie Goloway 9/26/24 Stephanie Goloway 9/26/24

The Emperor’s New Clothes & Some Naked Truths about Executive Functions

A pompous, vain emperor. Some sneaky weavers. And a child who sees the truth. Read on for how to use this classic fairy tale to nurture executive functions!

Stephanie Goloway 5/19/24 Stephanie Goloway 5/19/24

The Beauty of those Beastly Executive Functions

Both Beauty and the Beast are resilient and skilled with the protective factor of executive functions! Read on for why…and how EF can be developed in young fans of this universal tale!

Stephanie Goloway 4/20/24 Stephanie Goloway 4/20/24

Soaring to Executive Functions

A tiny girl saves her father and the kingdom because she uses her executive functions as she plays with her beloved kite.

Stephanie Goloway 3/24/24 Stephanie Goloway 3/24/24

The Ordinary Magic of Resilience: A Fairy Tale

A fairy tale about why fairy tales are the perfect stories for resilience, and how brave fairy godmothers, wise women, mages and wizards help the magical story weaver overcome the fairy tale haters!