Angie:Helping kids do things like nodding their head or saying a huh you know having some sort of acknowledgement that they are actually listening to the person not just thinking about their rebuttal in their mind. You know we all have done this, but that doesn’t result in you know some...
1. Enable "flexible thinking."Empathy is at the heart of social fitness, I believe. We can help our boys consider different viewpoints. Flexible thinking means being open-minded and is often labeled as one of the primary "executive functioning" skills, the others being workingmemoryand regulatio...
I don't want how their relationship began to be an example for my daughter. And he has admitted now that even though he has yet to meet her kids, in the future he won't be able to be as stable of a Father figure for my daughter as he is now. Doing what I do for a living,...
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We want them to feel safe enough and sure enough to make a u-turn when they reach a dead end and adjust their thinking. These attitudes are critical not just when we’re solving math problems – they are key to developing as a thinker in the real world. ...
When I become exasperated with kids and their media obsession, I reflect on Duffy’s second point – for this generation, it’s always been this way. They didn’t create it, and they didn’t ask for it. I remind myself that it is my job to help guide them through the same lessons...
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. ...
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I’ve seen children settle these situations in a myriad of ways or, just as easily, decide to just let go of them and move on, which I perceive as flexible and powerful. Our interest in making it work for our kids tends to stem from our own discomfort and personal proj...