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What Parents and Teachers Can Do That Google Cannot Do
17shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Many parents fret that they’re not having the same conversations with their children that they did with their parents when they were kids. Teachers fret that engaging students in the classroom is tougher today because they compete against YouTube, Netflix, and Tik Tok. Coaches and youth workers fret that…
Continue ReadingHow to Start a Conversation About Race with Kids
5shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I recently met with a group of teachers and parents to talk about the “Black Lives Matter” protests. Within this group, there were caring adults on both sides of the issue: some that were completely affirming of the protests (even the damage to property) and those who were against…
Continue ReadingParents: How to Have Patience for Yourself in a Culture of Comparison
11shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I remember overhearing a dad talk about what he’d just done for his children. Actually, he was bragging about what he’d done for them. This man just returned from a trip to the Swiss Alps where he and his kids had skied together in new matching snowsuits with brand…
Continue ReadingFive Ideas to Overcome the Challenge of Virtual Learning This Fall
16shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Most of us weren’t quite sure what would happen when the nationwide quarantine was mandated and both parents and their kids found themselves attempting to work from home. What we now realize is that those students and their parents agree on one thing: Virtual learning didn’t work too well.…
Continue ReadingHow to Stop Being a Control Freak with Your Kids
14shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I just spoke to Sharon, a mom who is now teaching her three kids at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first few days were novel and even fun. The adrenaline that flows from doing something new had kicked in. Now, it’s a different story. Sharon told me recently…
Continue ReadingHow Our Parenting Has Changed Over the Years
9shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn A hundred years ago, we read stories of how families were larger, how kids were to speak only when spoken to, and how parents enjoyed a more influential voice in their teens’ lives. In most cases, the acceptable style was command and control. My research shows that much of…
Continue ReadingSix Metaphors to Build an Incubator of Peace for Your Kids
9shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn A little while ago, I heard about a news report that gave me pause. ABC’s Good Morning America team interviewed the Chief of the New York Fire Department who said not only are the people infected by the coronavirus increasing in New York, but 23 percent of first responders…
Continue ReadingSeven Practical Strategies to Talk About Mental Health with Your Kids
9shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Even though mental health issues are on the forefront of our minds today, the topic still carries a stigma for many. Talking about depression can be hard. Trina, a sophomore in college, recently said to me, “We look around us and everyone else seems happy, and we feel we…
Continue ReadingSurvey Says: Teachers and Parents Will Handle the Fall Differently
5shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Here are some icebreaker questions for you: Why have people today felt the need to: Hoard toilet paper at the grocery store? Keep their automobile gas tanks as full as possible? Purchase enough masks to keep their faces covered for a decade? The…
Continue ReadingHow Often Should We Talk About the Pandemic With Our Kids?
6shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn When my kids were young, our family witnessed the Columbine High School shooting (a campus massacre killing 15 people and injuring dozens more) and the September 11th terrorist attacks (where almost 3,000 died). My daughter was in middle school, my son in elementary school. The stories were a lot…
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