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Over Scheduled – Knowing When Enough is Enough
How can you keep up with all your kids' scheduled activities? Here a few tips for managing the onslaught of after-school programs.
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What’s Your POS (Parent Operating System)? And Where Does it Come From?
A major challenge for some parents is learning how to support your children without forgetting about yourself. I developed habits and policies – my Parent Operating System – through experience and reflection. A foundational piece came after one “my project is due tomorrow” event.
Help or Hire?
Children love when we wait on them hand and foot. Who doesn't? Sometimes, without meaning to, we inadvertently encourage children to feign helplessness because we rush to help too soon. Here is a suggested strategy that works well for those occasions.
How was Your School Day? From No Response to an Overabundance of Details
Kids spend a great deal of time away from us during the day, either through day care or school, depending upon age and parents' schedules. So, what goes on during this time? If you are like me, one of the first things I ask the kids when they come home is, "How was your day?"
The Delicate Balance Between Compliance and Development
When a child makes an independent choice, development occurs. We want to give children the freedom of wise decision making, but some decisions are not theirs to make. That’s when rules apply.
