Good Parenting: Is My Son A Sore Loser?
Dear Adina, We are in the midst of basketball season, and this is my question: How do you handle when your son’s team has lost ALL the games, so he refuses to go to basketball? I don’t know what to do. On one hand, I want him to feel some kind of commitment to the […]
Good Values: Character Building For Kids
Parents are always wondering how to teach good values to their children. In an older post we discussed this very topic. We noted that somehow we feel that the best way to teach our kids is through lecturing and admonishments or we sometimes even deride their choices to get our point across. For example: When […]
Resilient Kids: Teaching Kids To Take Responsibility For Their Schoolwork
Last night we had a great class. This story from “How To Talk So Kids Will Learn” by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, is what inspired my lecture last night. Read on and let me know what you think! “Paul wasn’t a great student. He believed in doing the least he could in the shortest […]