On Homework

March 09, 2016  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

More discussion on the controversy of the benefits and drawbacks of homework: http://time.com/4250968/why-parents-should-not-make-kids-do-homework/  

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Let your kids see your feelings

March 07, 2016  |   For parents of children   |   Click on title to comment!

A new study out of University of Toronto Mississauga found that parents that hide feelings like anger, frustration and sadness, and project only positive emotions, can actually hurt their own emotional health and weaken the bond with their children. http://www.fox23.com/news/parents-its-ok-to-let-your-kids-see-you-upset-show-emotions/147744283 http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/main-news/parents-don-t-turn-frown-upside-down  

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Rewiring

March 07, 2016  |   Uncategorized   |   Click on title to comment!

Your choices and emotions shape your experiences. Your identity makes your choices and has your reactions. Your memories, experiences, and associations shape the neural patterns in your brain that correlate with your cognitive associations. Over time we each develop a neural network, an overall pattern of connections and associations that form between neurons in the […]

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Monitoring your kids online

March 07, 2016  |   Uncategorized   |   Click on title to comment!

KoalaSafe is a router with a wireless network that, along with its app, can be scheduled to not only “turn off” the internet, but monitor the sites that your kiddos are looking at. http://wric.com/2016/03/05/tech-trends-device-helps-parents-regulate-their-childrens-screen-time/  

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Anxiety’s illusion of control

March 07, 2016  |   Uncategorized   |   Click on title to comment!
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