Raising Our Kids
Are Your Kids Too Busy?The growing demand for children to get involved in organized activities outside of school is placing unprecedented strain upon families.
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Risks and Rewards"... there is real harm in keeping an eye on the kids if you're keeping an eye on them every minute of every day." -- Ashley Thomas
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Lesson Learned"The mistake did not ruin her life. In fact, I think she learned a lot from it."
-- Ann Brauch |
Practicing Assertiveness (at age 8)"I knew that learning to advocate for herself would be a valuable life skill and knew how to help her develop that skill ... thanks to my job." -- Mom Engineer
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Watching Our Kids"I don't know what ... is the right number to attend. I know it does not need to be 100%, and really should not be ... I do know that never is not enough." -- Bruce Lundeby READ MORE
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Day Camp TearsRegardless of our best efforts, they will have good days and bad days.
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Why Is My Child Self-Centered?"... his interest in anything beyond himself remains pretty much non-existent."
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Helping or Hurting?"I tried to be more mindful of situations where it was best to let my children handle situations on their own ..."
-- Jim Haselmaier |
Beary PersistentNature can be a great teacher.
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The Shouldstorm"What if people found out that the pediatrician ...?"
-- Dr. Alison Escalante. |
When Our Kids Fail: Why Are We Afraid?Most failures don't compromise safety, and they teach us a lot.
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Should Our Kids Try to Fit or Be Different?Parents seem to differ on this, even within tight groups.
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Will You Allow Your Child to Become an Expert?We often reserve the role of expert for ourselves.
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Maybe the Kids Can Help"I'm able to pause and look around as I think about how I want to contribute during the next stage of my career."
-- Ray Blessman |
Lifeguard on Duty - Or NotA dad teaches his kids to value their time, and an insight is revealed.
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3 Tips to Help Your Kids Make Heatlhy ChoicesYou can lay the foundation for healthy habits that last a lifetime
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