Posts Tagged ‘Growth & Development’
The six skills children REALLY need to succeed as adults
Have you heard of Gitanjali Rao? She’s from Colorado, and she was named America’s Top Young Scientist in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2017 – at age 11. She’s a brilliant kid. Her award-winning project was an inexpensive device that detects the presence of lead in tap water faster than currently used…
Read Full PostWhen a crying child is a sign of good parenting
My daughter was having a meltdown this afternoon when I picked her up from preschool. A friend had ‘taken’ a creation she had made – a plastic bottle and a tube of cardboard, and it had broken. The friend fixed the toy and gave it back to us, but the crying didn’t abate. I leaned…
Read Full PostThe ultimate holiday gift giving guide
It’s that time of year again: Black Friday (the day when we spend more than $6 billion (and $2 billion of that on smartphones) is past, and the end-of-year holidays are on the way. Everywhere you turn there are suggestions and promotions for the best gift you can buy for your loved ones: a simple…
Read Full PostQ&A: How to stop using rewards to gain your child’s compliance (and what to do instead)
I hosted a webinar this week on how to stop using rewards to gain your child’s compliance, and judging by the number of people who showed up and how many questions they had, this is a hot-button topic. Seems as though a lot of parents really want to find a better way to work…
Read Full PostWhy does parenting advice seem to change so often?
by Jen Lumanlan of Your Parenting Mojo and Lee and Elise Procida of Parentifact Only a few generations ago, it made sense to ignore expert parenting advice. Most of it was nonsense. In the early 20th century, parents were instructed by books and manuals to always keep their childrens’ heads pointed north,…
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