LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real ParentingParenting I’m A Fan Of Lazy Parenting And Here’s Whyfilterfreeparents.com - Heidi Hamm I’ve dabbled in helicopter parenting, attachment parenting, hummingbird parenting, and more. If it has a label, I’ve likely tried it, mostly on my …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real ParentingParenting The Many Shades of Fear-Based Parentingpsychologytoday.com - Peter Gray Ph.D. I have long been advocating, on this blog and elsewhere, for what I refer to as trustful parenting. Trustful parents allow their children as much …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real ParentingSchadenfreude 4 Times to Let Your Daughter Failgirlscouts.org It might sound crazy, but it’s 100 percent true: to set your kids up for success, you absolutely have to let them fail. Scraped knees, bruised egos, …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real ParentingArianna Huffington The American Academy of Pediatrics is telling doctors to start prescribing playQuartz - Jenny AndersonFor many parents, back-to-school season incites a mad scramble to organize kids’ activities—from music lessons to math club and after-school tutoring. But a new policy report from the American Academy
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Education TodayFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPhysical Education The Crucial Role of Recess in Schoolaappublications.org Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Promoting better health for young people through physical activity and sports; 2000. Appendix 7. …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real ParentingParenting Helicopter Parenting & College Students’ Increased Needinesspsychologytoday.com - Peter Gray Ph.D. In my last post, I summarized reports from directors of college counseling services concerning college students’ rising levels of depression and …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real ParentingAnger Free Play Is Essential for Normal Emotional Developmentpsychologytoday.com - Peter Gray Ph.D. In play, children practice many skills that are crucial for healthy development. They practice physical and manual skills, intellectual skills, and …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real ParentingSelf Control The Value of Play I: The Definition of Play Gives Insightspsychologytoday.com - Peter Gray Ph.D. [Note: social media counts on this post all reset to 0 and have started over.] Play in our species serves many valuable purposes. It is a means by …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real ParentingFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoKids What is Future-Proofing? - Let Growletgrow.org Future-proof: To design software, a computer, etc. so that it can still be used in the future, even when technology changes. – Cambridge Dictionary In …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Education TodayExercise States slowly embrace mandatory recess :: K-12 Daily :: The Essential Resource for Superintendents and the Cabinetcabinetreport.com - by Alisha Kirby (Mass.) Massachusetts could become one of only seven states to require that schools set aside time in the day to ensure all students have recess …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real ParentingBabies Why I Don’t Apologize for Letting My Children Play Freelyfee.org At a park near my house on a hot summer day, my five-year-old and two-year-old discover the water fountain. They make a game of splashing water out …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Education TodayPre-school The New Preschool Is Crushing KidsThe Atlantic - Erika ChristakisToday’s young children are working more, but they’re learning less. Step into an American preschool classroom today and you are likely to be bombarded with what we educators call a print-rich environment,
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real Parenting "Stranger Danger" to children vastly overstatedboingboing.net - Glenn Fleishman The commonly cited "800,000" number is from a 2002 study of 1999 data. This information is widely misstated, and the data hasn't been updated in the …
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LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real Parenting How Can We Restore Children’s Independent Outdoor Play?psychologytoday.com - Peter Gray Ph.D. I’m asking for your ideas about how to make real play possible for kids again. Children are designed, by nature, to play with other children …
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LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real Parenting How to "Diversify" Your Child’s Potentialletgrow.org Investors are constantly told to "diversify" the portfolios. Don't put all your money in stocks -- what if the market plunges? But don't put all your …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Education Today Kids Are the Victims of the Elite-College ObsessionThe Atlantic - Alexandra RobbinsToo many families are focusing on college “prep,” molding the student to fit a school. Updated at 12:44 p.m. ET on March 13, 2019. The actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among 50 people—including
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Education TodayHomework The Cult of HomeworkThe Atlantic - Joe PinskerAmerica’s devotion to the practice stems in part from the fact that it’s what today’s parents and teachers grew up with themselves. America has long had a fickle relationship with homework. A century so
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real ParentingFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Watching Gender: How Stereotypes in Movies and on TV Impact Kids' Developmentcommonsensemedia.org
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Raising Girls 10 Things I Want My Daughter to Know About Working Outwellfesto.com Mid-way through a recent group exercise class, the teacher lost me. She didn’t lose me because of some complicated step sequence or insanely long set …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real ParentingSelf-esteem 6 Proven Ways To Encourage Kids Effectively (Without Side Effects) - Parenting For Brainparentingforbrain.com Words of encouragement, when used right, can have powerful positive effects on kids. Here are 6 proven ways to encourage kids without negative side …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Raising Girls Girls are Not Tomboys - They are Girls - Advice for My Daughteradviceformydaughter.com A tomboy is a girl who exhibits characteristics or behaviors considered typical of a boy, including wearing masculine clothing and engaging in games …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real Parenting How Schools Are Handling An 'Overparenting' CrisisNPR - Anya KamenetzHave you ever done your children's homework for them? Have you driven to school to drop off an assignment that they forgot? Have you done a college student's laundry? What about coming along to Junior's
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Real Parenting Unwanted Touching: Unacceptable at Any Age (Yes, Even Age 6)rebeccahains.com - by Dr. Rebecca Hains In this week’s news, a 6-year-old boy in Colorado was suspended from school. The reason? He had repeatedly kissed one of his classmates, despite her …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Education Today Column: It’s time to talk about the ‘homework myth’ within our schoolsgreaterlongisland.com - Michael White Like politics, money, or religion, the topic of homework isn’t something you’d want to bring up in mixed company. Everyone I know has an opinion on …
LtTawnyMadisonadded this to Education Today The existential mental health crisis in K-12 and the need for play, recessgreaterlongisland.com - Michael White As superintendents, principals and teachers plan for the upcoming school year, one thing is certain: We are serving a generation of children who are …
