Why Focusing on the Good Brings Out the Good If you’re a parent, grandparent, or even just live in a community with children (yes – pretty much everyone), take the time to read The Smart Parenting Revolution, by Dawna Markova, Ph.D. Rarely do I fell this connected to a book, but this one strikes a [...]
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Boys and girls are different – let’s get over it and help them find ways to learn to the best of their genetic and environmental differences. Yesterday I wrote a bit about the intriguing book, Boys and Girls Learn Differently, by Michael Gurian, and highlighted some of these typical gender differences. While not all boys [...]
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Why teaching kids to just say “Sorry” is a bad idea Don’t get me wrong – I think children sometimes lack the skill of apologizing, but more importantly they are lacking the ability to apologize sincerely. It is the difference between uttering those words and acting on those words – and the difference lies in [...]
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Our family has just returned from a second funeral in one week, with another one tomorrow. These deaths around us were not related, but they did reiterate a common point to us and our children – life is precious and death is inevitable. As adults we can gather a different meaning from this through our [...]
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How Bad Jokes and Silly Stories are the Foundation of Communication Boys – those mystical creatures who fill our homes with mayhem and moments to treasure. Raising boys is sometimes like navigating a mine field of bottled energy, strings of confusing and humorous conversations, and armpit farts. As the mother of three sons, I’ve seen [...]
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Just got to witness a great interaction between my 3 year old son and his 15 month old sister. If it wasn’t for Emotion Coaching I’m convinced this would have ended in a classic Brother and Sister fight. After you watch the above video, think about the difference between a brother and sister who treat [...]
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