Lisa Guernsey, Director, Early Education Initiative at the New America Foundation, discusses the struggle many parents have for finding time to really BE with their kids: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-guernsey/post_1018_b_753094.html
Read More »The working parent
October 07, 2010 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
Child Nutrition Bill fails to pass
October 06, 2010 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
CNN’s Jamie Oliver comments on the Child Nutrition Bill that failed to pass through congress: http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/10/05/oliver.school.lunches/index.html?hpt=C2
Read More »Zero tolerance on guns
October 06, 2010 | Uncategorized | Click on title to comment!
This is a story out of Florida regarding a boy expelled for bringing a toy plastic gun to school: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/10/06/toy.gun.expelled/index.html?hpt=T1
Read More »teaching effective communication
October 06, 2010 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
These articles offer some tips for teaching/encouraging positive communication to your kids at various ages http://www.ehow.com/how_7287456_teach-effective-communication-kids.html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/communication-skills-activities.html
Read More »On parenting a teenager
October 06, 2010 | For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
These articles offer some helpful tips: http://usteacher.biz/2010/10/the-ten-commandments-of-parenting-teenagers/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melinda-hutchings/how-to-talk-to-your-teena_b_749863.html http://familylaw.igetblog.net/family-law-outline/parents-of-teenagers-help-your-teen-set-boundaries/ http://teenbrain.drugfree.org/tools/underconstruction/communicating.html http://www.danklavitter.com/732/ http://connectwithyourteens.blogspot.com/2010/11/myth-busting-for-parents-of-teenagers.html
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