Curiosity Questions Start Brains Thinking
Bullying and Our Culture
Connecting with Tweens and Teens
What is your Request?
Non-stop Negotiation Getting You Down?
The Power of Asking (instead of telling)
Listen
Contributed by Julietta Skoog
I am a talker by nature. I always have been. In high school I was on the debate team, in college I was the one hogging the hallway phone, and later in life I married a quiet, patient man whom I do not have to compete with to continue my babbling. You can imagine the shock when my daughter did not say a single word (not even mama!) until over 21 months old. My mother said it was because she couldn’t get a word in edgewise.
Fortunately this does not carry over into my day job. …
Dinner, it can still connect a family
Rhythm and Routines
Contributed by Jody McVittie, MD
School has started and the excitement of the first week has worn off. Do you find yourself nagging in the morning? Wondering if your student will ever to be able to make it out the door with some drama or to get a pair of shoes on (get dressed, eat breakfast) quickly? There are a couple of practices that make mornings easier for many families. It is helpful to remember that the world looks different through your student’s eyes. They may or may not like school – but the process of getting there also …