Sports playbook

August 03, 2015  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,metaphors to help facilitate communication   |   Click on title to comment!

Relationships are like playing a sport with a teammate who is following a different playbook of rules. Furthermore, you are each constantly editing and changing your own playbook, and you don’t always act in accordance with your book. That leaves a lot of room for inconsistency and misunderstanding. You may be making a legal move […]

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Why Sleepaway Camp Is Good for My Marriage

July 30, 2015  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

An excellent article (by a friend and colleague) on how sending your kids to sleepaway camp can help your relationship with your spouse: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/her-magazine/parents-alone-time_b_7891918.html    

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On Aspergers and Autism

July 29, 2015  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

A great Youtube channel with videos by two young men with an insider view on their experiences growing up on the spectrum: https://www.youtube.com/user/AspergerExperts  

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kids and devices

July 27, 2015  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

An brief look at how letting kids have a phone or other device in their room can be disruptive: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5-reasons-kids-shouldnt-sleep-near-their-devices_55b24b75e4b0a13f9d183404  

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Talking to little girls

July 27, 2015  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

A thoughtful article on how to engage a little girl in a positive conversation:   http://latinafatale.com/2011/07/21/how-to-talk-to-little-girls/  

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