High Wire Act

April 27, 2015  |   For parents of teenagers,metaphors to help facilitate communication   |   Click on title to comment!

This metaphor elaborates on similar themes to those described previously in the posting Teaching a child to ride a bike. Imagine a high wire act. Now imagine the acrobat first walks across with a net below. He wants to make it across, but he knows the net is there, so if he falls, he’ll be […]

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The importance of reading to your kids

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

New research confirms there are visible cognitive benefits to reading to your kids: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/04/25/theres-real-science-behind-reading-to-your-kids-new-research-says/  

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On failure & perseverance

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

An inspiring video on famous failures: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zLYECIjmnQs  

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Offline

April 17, 2015  |   Uncategorized   |   Click on title to comment!

The Blog will be offline for April Break, and will resume on April 27

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E-cigarettes

April 16, 2015  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens   |   Click on title to comment!

According to the CDC, Teens and middle-schoolers are using E-cigarettes at an increasing rate: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/17/health/use-of-e-cigarettes-rises-sharply-among-teenagers-report-says.html?_r=0 http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/04/16/high-school-middle-school-kids-now-use-more-e-cigs-than-tobacco-cdc/

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