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Truth in Parenting
Tearing your hair out over lack of sleep, daycare decisions, homework enforcement, or what to do with the toddler tantrum? Want to feel better about your own tantrum as you try and manage it all? Read my Truth in Parenting blog for evidence-based reassurance (The Art and Science of . . . ), my own True Mom Confessions, and get a sneak peek of what my book offers with Autonomy-Supportive Parenting Diaries. Not sure where to start? Try here.
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Social Skills in Elementary School: Why They Matter and What We Can Do
The experiences of hurt and pain and joy and closeness teach our kids, and our kids need all of them to learn. We cannot (and should not) prevent the hardships, but we can be important “friendship coaches” -- if we can do it without too much whistle-blowing.
School Readiness
So are saving money and streamlining the drop-off and pick-up routine making this decision at the expense of his academic and social success?
Children and Teens Under Pressure: Academic Achievement
I see shadows of these same middle-schoolers and high-schoolers completely burned out by the time they get to college. It’s so clear from the vantage point of psychologist, that it keeps my high-achieving Mom impulses in check.
Bullying In Real Life
Although the science is clear, and school models have followed the science, real-life can leave more questions than answers: what counts as “bullying,” how do we know when it’s happening and what to do we do as parents if our child is being bullied — OR if our child IS the bully?
Social Media, Mental Health, and Teens
The constant stream of headlines about the dangers of social media adds stress to our baseline anxiety about parenting adolescents. No matter the generation, era, or state of technology, adolescence is a phase of huge growth and change that can be emotionally tumultuous for kids and parents alike. It also happens to be a risky time for mental health problems to show up, because of the stress of this time of life, genetic predispositions kicking in, or the combination.