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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July 27, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
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/
Read More »The little dolphin
July 27, 2015 | metaphors to help facilitate communication | Click on title to comment!
There are certain people in our lives that can become our personal example of a certain trait. Sometimes it is a trait we have that we wish we didn’t, and we tend to be quite hard on those friends, since they remind us of that which we don’t like in ourselves. In other cases, it […]
Read More »Encouraging cooperative behavior in siblings
July 21, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A helpful article with tips for how to encourage more cooperative engagement between siblings: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2015/07/19/5-ways-to-increase-cooperation-decrease-competition-among-siblings/
Read More »Pedestrians and drivers
July 20, 2015 | For parents of teenagers,For teens,metaphors to help facilitate communication | Click on title to comment!
Imagine that one day ‘Bob’ is driving downtown. All of the sudden, a pedestrian steps out in the middle of the road, and Bob is forced to suddenly hit the brakes in order to avoid hitting the pedestrian. Now, Bob is pretty annoyed at this selfish and inconsiderate jaywalker. If Bob is in the wrong […]
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