Resilient Kids: Teaching Kids To Be Flexible Thinkers

Whenever my kids dig their heels in about a change in plans, I try to encourage them by saying, “I know it’s upsetting that we are not going to be able to go for pizza tonight. The problem is that Daddy has a meeting and I need to pick up Sara from the airport. I […]

Teaching Teachers: Separation Anxiety and Freeing Children From Roles

Last night Courtney Evenchik and I ran our fourth and last workshop based on the book, “How to Talk So Kids Can Learn” by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, for teachers at a local pre-school in Cleveland.  We covered 2 different topics, Separation Anxiety: Helping Children Separate From Their Parents and Freeing Children From Roles. In the […]