Screen time

May 02, 2016  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

An app that allows parents to control their kids’ screen devices: https://www.kidtrol.com/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_content=Emotional+Appeal&utm_campaign=Facebook+Ad+2

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Young Adult life skills

April 30, 2016  |   For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Click on title to comment!

Some tips from a dean from Stanford on essential life skills for 18-year-olds: http://qz.com/644491/a-stanford-dean-on-adult-skills-every-18-year-old-should-have/

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On play

April 27, 2016  |   For parents of children   |   Click on title to comment!

This opinion piece discusses the benefits of hanging back and resisting stepping in to resolve disputes in play: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/12/11/why-adults-have-to-stop-trying-so-darn-hard-to-control-how-children-play/

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On Spanking

April 27, 2016  |   For parents of children   |   Click on title to comment!

A new study from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Michigan found that spanking children for bad behavior not only has no correlation with improved behavior, it actually is correlated with increased and negative behavior: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/5-decade-study-reveals-fallout-from-spanking-kids/  

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Be careful what you wish for

April 26, 2016  |   metaphors to help facilitate communication   |   Click on title to comment!

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see that one that has been opened for us. -Helen Keller     Some years ago, I had the pleasure of attending a speaker series of famous accomplished women from various industries. One […]

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