Imagine your teen is walking a long journey across a desert. Any grain of sand that enters her shoe may eventually form a blister if it stays there. However, if you stop her at every step to clear out her shoe, the trip is going to take a long time. Some of the grains fall […]
Read More »Don’t mistake a grain of sand for the blister it may form in the future
May 04, 2015 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
On video games
April 29, 2015 | For parents of teenagers,For teens | Click on title to comment!
A new study published in Scientific Reports has found the expert video gamers tend to have more gray matter and better connectivity in certain subregions of the brain. http://www.nature.com/srep/2015/150402/srep09763/metrics/news http://www.iflscience.com/brain/expert-gamers-show-greater-cognitive-function-their-amateur-counterparts http://www.realclearscience.com/journal_club/2015/04/28/video_gamers_have_better_connected_brains.html
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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/
Read More »On failure & perseverance
April 27, 2015 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
