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Your child: why we need to ask what's the source?
What's the source?I was excited to read an article titled "Research Says: Leave the Kids, Take a Trip" as we are super into reading scientific research on parenting and childhood development over here....Also, I'd love a scientific reason to take an adult only trip.Alas, the author quotes research from Travelocity to prove her point. Why does this matter? Because Travelocity (the source) is a travel company, seeking to promote people to travel. It's inherently biased advice and thus the arguments for why we should take an adult only trip are suspicious.This is why we look at the sources behind the...
Your child: how to embrace pain and change for growth
"Pain plus reflection equals progress" - Ray Dalio Who the heck is Ray? He's Dad of 4 and also founder of Bridgewater (a financial firm), which has about $160 billion under management. When we keep doing the same things day in and day out, we do not grow, we do not evolve. It's when we experience pain, embrace it, reflect upon it and note how to make that pain better, that we become better. We can help our children do the same. We can ask, "Why do you think.... you felt sad? .... your sister is upset?.... your teacher asked you...
Your child: mistakes we make when educating our children
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Educating your child - 2 biggest mistakes we make and how to avoid them An elementary school expert shared with me the 2 biggest mistakes we parents make when working with our children's schools. What are they?1. We ignore our gut feelings. No one knows your child better than you. If something does not feel right, investigate it. Ask the right questions. If something does feel right, ignore outside pressures to change course.2. We don't let our children fail. If your children forgets to bring her backpack to school one day or an assignment or her soccer uniform - let...