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Oct 01 2019

Establishing and Maintaining a Relationship with Your Youth

Establishing and Maintaining a Relationship with

Your Youth

The preteen years are truly tricky for establishing connections with your youth! Not only is your child going through lots of physical growth, they are also starting to experience the emotional fluctuations associated with puberty. However, if you invest some time and have patience, you can continue to build a meaningful relationship with your child.

Make Time for Talking

First, you must devote some 1-on-1 time with your child. It could be as simple as taking that one child with you to run a quick errand, or even using a car ride to make a connection. Some bond over baking goodies, working on small home projects, or gardening in the backyard. Still, others families opt to do parent-child “mini-dates.” Pack a picnic lunch and head out for a hike, or have your child pick their favorite dessert hang-out or sushi place! The environment should be relaxed and chill so that you can carry a good conversation. The most important thing is that your child feels you value them and you love them. [Read more…]

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Written by Jaime Koo, Encouraging Literacy · Categorized: Parenting Adolescents · Tagged: family values, Parenting, parents as teachers, teachable moments

Sep 24 2019

Helping Your Youth Respond to Difficult Situations

Helping Your Youth Respond to Difficult Situations

Now that my kids are ages 10 and 12, they are becoming more aware of politics in the news (like gun violence and gun control) and are even eye-witnesses to social issues (like homelessness). Youth today may even hear of news from other classmates while in the school quad or they may get their news from videos on the internet. With such immediate access to news (fake or not), youth and pre-adolescents may notice they are getting affected by it. As parents, how can we help our children process this new input and respond to it in healthy ways? Here are some tips you may consider: [Read more…]

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Written by Jaime Koo, Encouraging Literacy · Categorized: Parenting Adolescents · Tagged: #parenting teens, family values, Parent Decisions, Parenting, parents as teachers, Problem-Solving, teachable moments

Sep 17 2019

Parents Are Their Children’s First Teachers

Parents Are Their Children’s First Teachers

Parents aresilhouette-1082129__340 their children’s first and primary teacher. As the primary teacher of their children, they are responsible for nurturing their children’s healthy development.

Parents As First Teachers

The following strategies can assist parents in providing their children with loving guidance and support:
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Written by Mary Ann Burke, Digital Education Expert · Categorized: Early Childhood Parenting, Elementary School Parenting, Parenting Adolescents · Tagged: family values, Parenting, parents as teachers, Problem-Solving, teachable moments

Sep 10 2019

Back to School, Already?

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I always loved the beginning of the school year as a student and as a teacher. It was always an opportunity to begin again, to do things better in the new school year.

How can we as parents and guardians be better this year? [Read more…]

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Written by Rosemarie Perez, Parenting · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Elementary School Parenting, Social-Emotional Health · Tagged: academic success, back to school, parent leadership, parents as teachers

Sep 03 2019

Adjusting to the First Weeks of School

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In California, school now begins in mid-August through the beginning of September catching many of us by surprise. All of a sudden, it is necessary to mobilize our children and get them out the door early with their lunches, homework, backpacks and freshly brushed hair. How can we best smooth this transition?

The prospect of a fresh start to the school year is marketed through back to school shopping for new outfits, school supplies and backpacks. [Read more…]

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Written by Karen Salzer, Special Education · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Elementary School Parenting, Parenting Adolescents, Special Needs Parenting · Tagged: Educating children, Parent Decisions, Parenting, parents as teachers, Problem-Solving, school preparations, teachable moments

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