It’s testing season; the opportunity for students to show what they know. You can help yours prepare and do their best following these five simple steps. Sleep: Have them go to bed a half hour earlier. Being well rested improves thinking, processing, and...
5 Ways to Give Your Kid the Edge on Testing Days It’s testing season; the opportunity for students to show what they know. You can help yours prepare and do their best following these five simple steps. Sleep: Have them go to bed a half hour earlier. Being well...
Empathy in Action Sitting together after dinner, Greg, Harry’s dad, is channel surfing and Harry, a seventh grader, is playing a game on his iPad. “Dad, did my science teacher contact you?” “No,” Greg replies as he clicks the TV off and...
How to Validate Character in Adolescents It begins when we notice our tweens and teens being honesty, responsible, considerate, and other characteristics that display their integrity and leadership. Next, we talk with them, one on one, about a specific instance. The...
Trust your gut We Share This Strength “Mom, the new girl, Lauren, asked me to spend the night tonight. She’s so much fun. Can I? Please?” Anna asks. Her mom’s intuition pings; her stomach twitches; she’s keenly on alert. She’s never...
