Directing the Digital Drama
September 1, 2020“Do not prepare the road for your child, prepare your child for the road.” This practical piece of wisdom proves even truer when applied to cyber safety, which is more pertinent now more than ever as children spend more time on their screens than pre-coronavirus. Encourage self regulating and self monitoring Monica Abdelkodous, a school
Teaching Teens Mindfulness
May 26, 2020Although schools do their best to provide children and adolescents with coping skills, sometimes the important skill of mindfulness cannot fit in the digital, test-centered school curriculums.
Calm the Crisis: Helping Families Navigate Difficult Circumstances
January 31, 2020Sometimes when you can’t find what you’re looking for, you have to create it yourself. That’s why Sarah Schwartz, a special education teacher and busy mom of three, decided to start Calm the Crisis, a program designed to help kids and their parents.
Coaching the Coach
September 30, 2019Parents intervening in children’s team sports I officially became a “soccer mom” last year when my eight-year-old daughter joined her local soccer team. On a traveling soccer team, you witness many games besides your own and a variety of teams, and I’ve been shocked to witness parents shouting aggressively at coaches…and even other children. In
Strategies for Communicating with Teenagers
August 31, 2019Accepting that your 15-year-old is no longer five
We Survived The First Year Of Jr/Sr High School…and you will too
July 31, 2019Last year as my twins finished sixth grade, my anxiety bubbled to the surface. All summer long, I worried about their impending transition to the junior/senior high school for seventh through twelfth graders. As August approached, my fears grew more intense as I thought of all the unanswered “what if” questions that rattled through my