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Supporting Your Child’s Friendships
While most parents know that it takes getting children together and supervising play for young children to form positive friendships, many parents may be surprised to learn that their relationship with their child can directly affect their children’s friendships. In the spring issue of The Early Child Research & Practice (ECRP) (http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v13n1/yu.html), a peer-reviewed multilingual journal on the development, care, and education of young children, Children’s Friendship Development: A Comparative Study ) cited three major...
read moreThe Parent Teacher Conference
If you search YouTube for “Parent Teacher Conferences,” you’ll find several animated and often quite humorous videos (Like this one: http://tinyurl.com/funnyconference) depicting scenarios from parent teacher conferences. They include outrageous and exaggerated examples of things like parents accusing teachers of picking on their children, to teachers accusing parents of not ensuring homework gets done, and everything in between. While these videos are clearly made up and designed to be funny, we all know that the best humor is almost...
read moreResponsiveness
RESPONSIVENESS By Lloyd J. Thomas, Ph.D. According to biologists, all living cells have the characteristic of “irritability”. This means each cell in our bodies responds to stimulation of some kind. Infants are born with the ability to respond to both internal and external stimulation. These responses develop from simple reflexes into complex patterns of speech, thinking, movement, and social habits. Children do not survive without stimulation of all the five sense and the consequent response patterns. Being stimulated...
read moreTODAY: Carolyn A. Brent’s new book Why Wait? launches on Amazon
I’m dropping you this short note to remind you that today, Tuesday November 15th, is the Amazon launch of the book Why Wait? The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially and Legally for a Parent’s Death by Carolyn A. Brent. To support Carolyn in the launch of this important book, many of us have come together to offer a wonderful collection of FREE gifts, including one from me, which are yours when you buy the book on the day of the launch. To buy Carolyn’s book, and receive all these free gifts, go to:...
read moreWhy Wait?
STARTS Today: FREE 3-Day Telesummit on Preparing for the Death of a Parent A little while ago I told you about my friend, author Carolyn A. Brent, whose book Why Wait? The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially and Legally for a Parent’s Death is having its big Amazon launch NEXT week on Tuesday November 15th. Admittedly, this book is on a topic all too many people would rather not talk about. But sadly, the fact that so few of us want to discuss the inevitable is actually the cause of many unnecessary...
read moreInterview with Carolyn Brent
Today I have the great pleasure of being the host on Day 6 of the Virtual Blog Tour of author Carolyn A. Brent whose book Why Wait? The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially and Legally for a Parent’s Death launches on Amazon on Tuesday November 15, 2011. Author Carolyn A. Brent, M.B.A. is a former clinical educational manager in the pharmaceutical industry. She is an avid activist and advocate working with the U.S. Congress for the purpose of creating change to protect seniors and veterans from financial and...
read more5 Tips for Setting Up a Safe Sleep Environment
For babies, sleep time is the longest time each day they are without the constant supervision of their parents or caregivers. For this reason, setting up a safe sleep environment is essential. Whether you are a new parent or a seasoned parent who is welcoming a new addition into your family, it’s important to be aware of and to follow current sleep safety guidelines. When you do, you too will get a better night’s sleep knowing that your baby is sleeping in the safest environment possible. To set up a safe sleep environment: 1. Put your...
read more5 Tips for Managing Transition Times
For many families, transition times are the hardest times of the day. Mornings, drop offs, leaving the house, coming home, bedtime and more, each day is filled with times of transition that if not handled carefully, can set a child into a downward behavioral spiral. Children thrive when there is routine and structure in their day. They tend to more easily manage when they know what’s coming next. Helping your child learn his routine and incorporating tools that can facilitate easy transitions can reduce battles that occur around times of...
read more10 Family Bonding Activities
When a family comes together to do something together, great things happen. Bonding activities help deepen connections, strengthen relationships and promote feelings of security and happiness among family members. In our busy, high-tech world it seems like we are always virtually connected by phone, email, text message of social networking sites with our loved ones, but it is important to disconnect from technology and reconnect to those we love in person to truly reap the benefits of being together. While family bonding activities can be as...
read moreDeep Breathing for Kids
For many children, the days of living a carefree childhood is over. With technology that keeps them constantly connected to something or someone, overscheduled schedules and minimal time for free play, their minds and bodies barely have time to disconnect and simply be. For these children, daily life can be a great source of stress. While it’s widely recognized that deep breathing techniques can help to reduce stress, induce relaxation, relieve anxiety and promote overall health in adults, it often goes unsaid that children can reap those...
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