The recent events with Jena-6 and the beatings have sparked a conversation across the nation about racism in high schools. Many parents give their kids ‘the sex talk’ and maybe ‘the drug talk,’ but how about ‘the racism talk.’ When and how do you start to teach your kids about how to treat others and what it means to be ‘black,’ ‘Asian,’ or even ‘American.’
Tags: Communication · Life · Media · News · School
It seems that I cannot go to a dinner party without someone bringing up ‘The Secret’ or the Law of Attraction, or as I see it, the simple power of positive thinking and optimism. This got me thinking about how important it is to teach optimism and positive thinking to kids.
In my opinion, the earlier we begin to understand the benefits of being hopeful, optimistic and staying positive, or as the cliché says, finding the silver lining in everything, the better off we will be. So how do you explain this idea to kids and teens.
Tags: Life · Relationships
I might be the only one laughing at my made up title, but parents and students must be aware of this hellish phenomenon that all students go through! ‘Crunch time,’ sometimes known to families as ‘hell week,’ ‘testing period’ or ‘overload,’ is the horrible period in school where tests and assignments all seem to be due at the same time. It happens for most students at least two times per semester. It is important for parents to be aware of crunch time and what happens for their kids during this stressful period.
I am often told by parents that they are tired of having to nag their kids all the time. Not only do they hate to have to nag, but their kids hate it and consequently start tuning them out even more. But, “if I stop nagging” they ask me, “how do I get them to follow the rules?”
After lots of advice, talking with the families and attempting many failed strategies, I have found that there are 4 things that parents—or anyone with lots of rules (bosses, teachers, administrators) often forget to do, but really work when trying to set-up their in-house regulations.
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