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Should We Make our Kids Do Certain Activities?

December 12, 2008

Tags: parenting, structure, autonomy, persistence, activities, forcing kids, reading for pleasure, PTA meeting, theater, music

After I spoke to a PTA group recently about Pressured Parents, Stressed-out Kids, a dad approached me. "You say to support kids' autonomy and not pressure them, but when I was a kid my parents took me to the theater twice a year -- even when I said 'Hey I wanna stay home and play (more…)

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When your child wants to quit an activity

November 11, 2008

Tags: parenting, quitting, kids who quit, persistence, soccer, ballet, activities

�My son quits every activity I take him to!� complained a mother the other night at a PTA meeting where I spoke about Pressured Parents. �What should I do?�
That�s a good question, because at one time or another all of us parents face this dilemma. What do you tell your child who (more…)

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Helping Kids Deal with Bullies
Scouting Magazine

Are Parents Too Involved with Their Children?
The short answer is "no."

Saying No to Kids in a Yes Culture
Why Limits are Good for Kids

Marketing of Colleges Increases Family Stress
A Better Way to Choose a College

Pay to Learn Shortchanges Kids
What the research tells us

Too Much Homework, Too Little Play
New York Times

The Trouble with Talent
Lear's

Giving People a Clear Sign They're Curbing Global Warming
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Transforming Teaching & Learning Through Technology
Carnegie Reporter

Alternative Pathways to College
Carnegie Reporter

The Tales Old Cookbooks Tell
Family Circle

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