Kids say the most hilarious, embarrassing, and profound things. Today’s post is dedicated to every adult in need of a laugh break. …
WHEN YOU HATE TO SEE YOUR KIDS GROWING UP Part of being a parent is working yourself out of a job. And since…
CAPABLE PROBLEM SOLVING FOR PARENTS Shady Oak believes in preparing children for adulthood by building on “6 Pillars”: Connection, Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical…
For parents and teachers who care, instructing children includes helping them find and develop their unique skills so every individual can grow as…
Cluttered living quarters (and schedules) are such a problem these days that “decluttering” has become an industry. There are literally thousands of “productivity…
STAYING HEALTHY DURING SEASONAL CHANGES Has everyone in your family gotten their flu shots this year? Winter is traditionally the season for coughing,…
When you have a “class clown” among your students, it’s tempting to see how funny he finds an extra homework assignment, delivered as…
PARENT OR PAL? One parent of teenagers wrote to an advice columnist, “I want my kids to feel I am their friend, but…
This post might have been called “Time Management for Parents,” but to many parents of primary-school children, that phrase is a contradiction in…
If there’s anything more painful than being a chronically lonely person, it’s watching your child suffer from chronic loneliness: never being with friends,…
KEEPING THE HUMAN ELEMENT IN AN AUTOMATIC AGE Are you fed up with a “computerized” society that treats you as having no…
It hurts to hear your children call themselves “stupid,” or see them sit around brooding, or watch them explode in frustration over trivial…
