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The Overscheduling Myth

Activities keep kids happy and healthy

Dealing with the pressures parents face today

Shielding our Kids from Pain -- Should You Ever Ignore that Impulse?

November 28, 2009

Tags: parents, parenting, pressure, stress, learning, brain, homework, children

Have you ever had to fight the urge to do your child’s homework or complete a project for him? At the recent Learning & the Brain Conference in Cambridge, Mass., my coauthor Wendy Grolnick talked about the natural human urge to shield our young from emotional, social, and psychological pain. When parents face certain pressures, however, that (more…)

The Mind-Body Connection and Learning

February 25, 2009

Tags: mind-body, learning, school, adjustable desks, recess, play

There’s a report today in the New York Times about growing interest in adjustable desks for school children. These desks that allow kids to stand up and move their bodies as they study seems like a very (more…)

Economic Crisis Adds to Pressure on Parents

November 6, 2008

Tags: pressured parents, parental anxiety, bribing kids to learn, motivating kids to learn, parents, learning, autonomy, college, economic crisis

The economic crisis is adding to the pressures on parents today. Getting together college money is even harder than before. That can ratchet up our worry about how our kids are doing in school, because it seems even more important for them to get good grades and perhaps a scholarship. And it seems all the more (more…)

Books and Articles

Books and Articles
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