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A Child’s Inalienable Right to Play

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A Child’s Inalienable Right to Play

By Patricia Donnelly, PhD

Perhaps you heard about a lawsuit a few years back in which a Manhattan mother sued her 4-year-old daughter’s preschool for $19,000. She claimed the school deprived her child the competitive edge that was necessary to get into an elite kindergarten/elementary school. The mom said the school promised to help her child score better on her E.R.B, a standardized test used for admission to the city’s most competitive public and private kindergartens. [Read more…] about A Child’s Inalienable Right to Play

The Sweetest Holiday Gift of All

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by Dr. Patricia Donnelly, Founder-Little Golf T.R.A.I.N.

It’s that time of year—the holidays, when sugary treats and sweet, sweet food are all around us. And they are oh so tempting for children, who are “dancing with sugar plums in their heads.” What is a responsible adult to do? Did you know that:

Children in Turkey learn to love eating ghash – a dish made up of stewed cow’s feet and head?

Children in Japan learn to love eating tuna eyeballs? [Read more…] about The Sweetest Holiday Gift of All

LIVE Workshop TRAINing in Orlando

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Little Golf T.R.A.I.N. kicked off 2017 during the PGA Merchandise Show Week in January in Orlando, Florida.  While our program is typically an online certification, this was the first LIVE workshop that provided both refresher and new training information for Certified Conductors (CC’s) and interested professionals.  The fun and engaging 3-hour program consisted of presentations and some role play activities by Dr. Patricia Donnelly and LPGA / PGA Teaching Professional Nicole Weller. Topics covered the theory behind teaching ages 2-5 (what to expect at various developmental stages and how to teach golf based on that) healthy nutrition, the business impact, golf examples and gallery photos of current CC’s, safety and behavioral role play. [Read more…] about LIVE Workshop TRAINing in Orlando

tle Golf TRAIN™ at The World Scientific Congress of Golf (Part 2) St. Andrews, 2016

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by Patricia Donnelly, PhD

I’ve just sent off my congratulations to Anna Diletta at the Golf Club Cadaffan in Italy for becoming our most recent Little Golf TRAIN™ certified conductor. We are thrilled for Anna to be our first Certified Conductor in Italy. We are also excited to have Tim Miecher at the Golfclub Heidental to be our first Certified Conductor in Switzerland and Ruby Kurtelius to be our first Certified Conductor in Singapore. It reminded me what an amazing opportunity it was for me and Certified Conductor Connie Capanegra (Program Director of The First Tee of The Palm Beaches/Treasure Coast/Broward counties in Florida) to meet so many international members of the golf community in St Andrews this summer. [Read more…] about tle Golf TRAIN™ at The World Scientific Congress of Golf (Part 2) St. Andrews, 2016