Wine Coolers or Kool Aid?
If you think that the TV ads your children are seeing is “age appropriate” read on. Parents who are concerned […]
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A Quiz for Parents: What are they REALLY Learning?
Picture this. Your child comes home with a special assignment from school. He’s very excited about it and puts in
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Tsk-tsk. Risk.
Is it love or fear of failure that leads us to be over-parent and over-protect our kids? Parents who are raising future adults use a different approach to teach children “they can.”
Would You Make the Grade?
Is there a “best way” to proceed when your child doesn’t fit neatly into a classroom setting? Now that school has been back in session for a while there are lots of parents with more questions than answers.
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The Other Side of the Risk Equation
As a parent, do you consider risk management an important life skill to teach your children? When raising future adults, how do we balance our protective urges with doing what’s right for our kids?
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The Rewards of Teaching Risk
Teaching our kids to assess and manage risk is an important part of being a parent. Do we have to make rules for every single situation or can we help them learn how to make healthy decisions?