some tips: http://www.nannyjobs.org/blog/10-great-ways-to-teach-kids-compassion-for-others/
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The perks of being a wallflower
The young-adult novel about a misfit teenager with some dark secrets is becoming a movie http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/06/perks-of-being-a-wallflower-trailer.html
Read More »High wire act
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 »Getting the kids to bed
An unabashed description about parents waning energy at the end of the day: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glennon-melton/putting-kids-to-bed_b_1536221.html?ref=email_share
Read More »On backtalk
Some advice on how to handle backtalk: http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2012-06-02/experts-give-advice-handle-back-talking-children#.T8zyYL8igTk
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