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Negotiating With Children
Multiple choice. What would you do with each scenario? Each option has longer term consequences beyond the immediate response to the challenge. Sometimes, that’s the decision: immediate relief versus lasting lesson. Scenario #1 The challenge: It’s time to leave for...
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Evolving Talents
About 100 billion neurons form synaptic connections beginning about 45 days after conception expanding until about three years after birth. That’s enough axons and dendrites to support nearly every future talent. Then, over the next decade and a half, about 50% of...
Let Your Children Be the Bosses of You
We're still in the time of year when many of us (in spite of ourselves) feel the temptation to make resolutions. If you’re like me, you’ve been pondering ways to become a better all-around person. In my case: more patient, attentive, and affectionate. But I always...
Take a Breath for Clarity
It takes very little to spark anxiety. Our internal worlds anticipate worst-case-scenarios while our external environment throws continual curveballs that require all our skills to catch. Every day is an exercise in adaptability. We imagine ourselves managing crisis...
Thanksgiving Retrospect
This year’s iteration of the holiday season is in the books. Thanksgiving is many people’s favorite holiday of the season. It’s about the pause to experience gratitude. Appreciation generates kindness. Kindness literally boosts our immune systems in real-time. If you...
Double Vision
Among adults, the challenge of seeing a different point of view is an intellectual maneuver. If you lived in their circumstances, you would probably feel the same way. As parents, however, understanding your kid’s world requires a shift to a developmental lens that...
Buffering Kids from Adult Business
We teach kids coping skills by exposing them to situations that require coping skills. However, care must be taken to remain within the limits of their developmental stage. Until the brain becomes capable of abstract thought, there’s a potential for them to...
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