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Your Child as Your Teacher

May 19, 2011

Your child is such great teacher for you – if you will simply watch her with an openness and willingness to learn. By observing what she does, she will teach you so much about who she is, what she needs and wants from you to develop into who she wants to be He will also [...]

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Children Get Smarter with Video Games

May 2, 2011

My thirty-something son Orion has played video games for many years, perhaps as many as 25; and he loves them. He’s often gravitated toward the violent ones, in which he competes against other players to see who goes down first or who makes it to the end first. I’ve never worried about him becoming violent [...]

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Helping Your Child with His Friendships – Most Common Parenting Mistake

September 27, 2010

If you’re like many parents, you worry about your child’s friendships and interactions with his peers. The most common mistake parents make in this area is finding the balance between being too involved or not involved enough. When you’re too involved, you tell your child how to handle these interactions rather than empowering him to [...]

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School is a High-Pressure Activity for Children

September 16, 2010

Children are natural learners as witnessed by their amazing ability to learn to walk, talk, reason, figure things out, imagine new realities – all by the age of 3 and without the benefit of a ‘credentialed teacher.’ Children are naturally curious and are hard-wired to learn and to want to learn. Yet research shows that [...]

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Grades Aren’t Everything!

September 9, 2010

I was talking with a therapist friend and colleague recently. She shared with me how much busier she is now that school has started. Children and parents are both feeling the increased pressure and stress of a school schedule  and all its responsibilities. We lamented how hurtful and high-pressure school is for children of all [...]

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How Far Do You Trust Your Child?

August 22, 2010

Today 14-year-old Laura Dekker of the Netherlands set sail from Portugal in her yacht Guppy with a goal of being the youngest person to sail around the world SOLO. 16-year-old Austrailian Jesse Watson completed her journey today in Sydney just as Dekkar set out. Most everyone has an opinion. What are her parents thinking? What [...]

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