Transitions call upon children’s ability to be flexible in both thinking and in behavior. Flexibility is difficult for children who have experienced domestic violence, abuse, neglect, divorce, or medical trauma. When life seems chaotic and out of control, children tend to become rigid in their ...
While schools face the monumental challenge of making up for months of unfinished learning, parents have a role to play at home as well. “Parents should try as much as possible to be both engaged with their kids’ schooling and to help their kids get reengaged with school,” says Goldhab...
Speak with your employer about your work hours and how flexible they are. Working from 9 AM to 5 PM may be easy when you report to an office, but working in shifts of four to six hours at a time is more challenging when you’reworking from home with kids. Your kids may need your ...
I was even fully supportive when he moved in with a new partner who had a daughter of similar age. My daughter would then spend time with them as a family on her days with daddy. Then they had a little boy who has just turned one. His mother always takes the two kids together so ...
2.) I should not have trusted that parents and kids would abide by our rules. 3.) When I finally did learn about the dog that wasn’t supposed to be there, I should have brought Mason to the car before anything happened. Of course, the tiny puppy woke up and wriggled out of the ...
Be realistic and be flexible. With some realistic thinking about lifestyle and careful consideration of the options available, your student should be able to find a meal plan that works for him. Don’t hesitate to ask questions if anything is not clear. This is a new experience for most st...
I have an incredible new job where I get to perform pretty much every day and when I’m not I get to work with kids. I have a kick-ass manager who is supportive and helpful. Not to mention my amazing friends & family, awesome apartment in the heart of Silverlake, my two kitties....
raising 3 kids and two dogs, and having a husband who arguably has an opposite personality, has trained me to be flexible. Weirdly, as a kid I was very much a go with the flow laid back type. I think it was maybe in high school that I really started to become someone who liked ...
“I thought, ‘This is going to be so awesome for my kids who struggle,’” she said.After just a few weeks of using Immersive Reader in her classroom, Graves noticed an improvement in her students’ reading. Struggling readers showed better fluency — reading quickly and a...
Thisinnovative online school for kids in grades 4-8is an innovative alternative to traditional school. The flexible curriculum adapts to every child’s interests and learning speed, which means your student can learn what they’re curious about, all while getting the attention they deserve from Pr...