Recent research by Jessica McCrory Calarco of the Indiana University Department of Sociology investigated how parents taught children to handle interactions at school, and found that middle class parents were more likely to encourage their children to be self-advocates, and also coached them relentlessly, tailoring ”coaching efforts to align with their children’s individual needs” to promote […]
Read More »Back to school time for working parents
August 22, 2012 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
some tips for working parents: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/21/2961928/back-to-school-basics-for-working.html
Read More »Spending time with your teens
August 22, 2012 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A new study published in the August issue of Child Development found that suggests that while teens try to avoid spending a lot of time with their parents and friends together, private parent-child encounters may actually increase during the teen, and that time may raise a teenager’s self-esteem and social confidence, especially if it is […]
Read More »Explain funny
August 20, 2012 | For parents of teenagers,metaphors to help facilitate communication | Click on title to comment!
One of the reasons that the difference in perspective between people is so complicated is because it is often impossible to explain why we feel the way we do about many things. It is difficult to identify why something feels like an attack to one person and wouldn’t bother the other. Or why something is […]
Read More »Separation anxiety
August 20, 2012 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Some tips to help parents of kids who are having difficulty with separations: http://www.liveoutnanny.com/blog/tips-for-dealing-with-separation-anxiety-in-children/
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