Some thoughts on the pressures some parents put their kids, driven by the worry they may not be doing enough for their kids: http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/08/living/overscheduled-busy-children/index.html http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/belair/ph-ag-etc-erika-0308-20130304,0,7612283.story
Read More »On parenting
March 06, 2013 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
An interesting opinion on parenting: http://growingleaders.com/blog/3-mistakes-we-make-leading-kids/
Read More »On self esteem and praise
March 06, 2013 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A recent study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology shows that especially with kids who already have low self-esteem, it is not how much you praise, but how you praise that matters: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xge-ofp-brummelman.pdf http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2013/03/kids-with-low-self-esteem-the-parental-praise-paradox/
Read More »On grading and social behavior
March 06, 2013 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
A look at the impact on including social behaviors in grading: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/03/are-grading-trends-hurting-socially-awkward-kids/273759/
Read More »Drive my car
March 05, 2013 | metaphors to help facilitate communication | Click on title to comment!
Whether it is anxiety, fear, anger, sadness, etc; most of us know that experience when we are filled with an inconvenient and undeniable feeling. Imagine that feeling as an uninvited person who is getting into your car. Imagine that you are driving a car, and then that familiar uninvited feeling shows up, be it spontaneously, […]
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