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Dealing with the pressures parents face today

Empathizing is Hard to Do

May 29, 2009

Tags: parenting, autonomy, empathy, point of view, pressured parents, stresssed-out kids

Yesterday while talking to parents at Echo Horizon school in Culver City, Ca. about Pressured Parents, Stressed-out Kids, I mentioned that I�d found giving my kids empathy difficult --- even though I know empathy helps you take a child�s point of view, which strengthens her feelings of autonomy. I guess (more…)

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Don't worry if your child reaches milestones late

November 10, 2008

Tags: milestones, parent anxiety, pressured parents, parental stress, late talking

A nice article about why not to worry if your child isn't reaching a milestone: in
Avoiding New Mom Comparison Traps Evonne Lack writes that new moms especially are constantly wondering what's normal and what's not. But, just so your child reaches milestones (more…)

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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…)

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Books and Articles

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
from the San Diego Union-Tribune

Transforming Teaching & Learning Through Technology
Carnegie Reporter

Alternative Pathways to College
Carnegie Reporter

The Tales Old Cookbooks Tell
Family Circle