May 2, 2018
If you visit her at home you would never guess that Sarah has Selective Mutism. She’s bubbly and talkative and interacts with her siblings and parents […]
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April 4, 2018
Failing is an important experience for kids to have, yet letting them fail goes against the central tenet of being a parent: making sure our children […]
January 19, 2017
“Javier says the president is going to make him move back to his country. Is that true?” “The school was on lock down this afternoon because […]
March 14, 2016
I cannot tell you how many families struggle, and I mean STRUGGLE with homework each and every night. For our families with kids who have special […]
November 9, 2015
Ann Dolin, of Educational Connections, has written an interesting article about the idea of motivation in teens (or lack thereof). What I love about it is […]
August 24, 2015
My facebook page looks like an evacuation drill. There is picture after picture of college kids moving into their dorms, cars packed full of room decorations, […]
August 3, 2015
Sparing our children pain is one of the main tenants of parenting. We teach them to avoid danger. We stand with our hands out, literally and […]
July 20, 2015
There is some great information out there about how to prepare your child for kindergarten. These are some of the ideas I think are really valuable. […]
April 13, 2015
I’ve had a lot of questions come up as a result of the article about anxiety that I wrote for the newsletter. It’s obvious this hits […]