Misfit Milestone: subscriber appreciation and what's next for the newsletter.
Cheat sheets; community chat and direct messaging
“You don’t remember the times your Dad held your handle bars. You remember the day he let go.” - Lenore Skenazy
As The Misfit Memo turns one, I wanted to send a quick subscriber appreciation to those who have supported thus far. I didn’t expect anyone but my coerced family and friends to take an interest in my ramblings, so the extensive readership has been truly unexpected and much appreciated.
I started this newsletter because I feel that, as a society, we are moving too far from the established fundamentals of child development and psychology. We know what works, it’s worked forever, and we need to scrap the new age nonsense and get back to these basic principles. Thankfully common sense is gaining momentum, especially on
since the likes of , and have been banging the drum about the decline of youth mental health.
People are waking up to the fact that whatever we have been doing, whether it’s behaviour management, schooling, parenting, allowing of devices or the rise of social media, the well-being of children is deteriorating with each generation. There has been an endless supply of new research, parenting fads and school initiatives, yet by all accounts, children’s wellness, academic achievement and physical fitness are all in decline.
In order to keep cultivating the conversation surrounding child development, I will be working on three new features:
Cheat sheets
Concepts surrounding child development and behaviour management are made unnecessarily complicated. These cheat sheets will simplify some key ideas for implementation at home or school. To start with, this flow chart shows how to perform a basic functional behavioural assessment.
Substack community chat
I have learned a great deal through the chat communities of other newsletters, as they combine multiple perspectives and highlight how many people are going through similar experiences. It can be a great way to hash out issues, scenarios, or ideas and it or just look for answers. You can join mine below:
Direct messages
If you have any questions, concerns, or need clarification on any content, please feel free to reach out through the messaging feature. Opinions are not ours to own, we just borrow them. An open discussion is key, and we should always be open to different perspectives.
