…that there is something wrong with you. This is profoundly different on both a psychological and emotional level than feeling that you did something wrong. The difference is between saying,…
…differences in brain structure and functioning, in early experience, in socialization processes, and even in parenting styles. Sociologists speak to factors such as poverty, societal expectations, mob mentality and family…
…the class. With disgust on her face and harsh scorn in her tone, she tried to pull a moral conscience out of him right there and then. As she demanded…
…was a difficult pill for me to swallow. After my initial alarm and dismay at hearing about my son’s behavioral missteps subsided, I moved to find out what was not…
…Generations’ – there is such a wonderful simplicity in his song, exactly what I am trying to capture about rituals as embedded in the day, and across the generations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cApq4-7blWU…
…These times are critical for brain development as it is where children form neural networks that are involved in problem solving and creativity. Children who lack environments that foster play…
…The problem is that in today’s world this boredom is camouflaged with many sources of outer stimulation – friends, video games, television, cell phone texting, the internet, shopping malls, and…
…home.” I could feel my heart beating slower as I listened to her words. She couldn’t cook or bake; she couldn’t garden. She couldn’t spend hours on the Internet finding…
…a few minutes of undivided attention with your children; smile or hug them spontaneously as you fix the car; sit with them and show interest as they surf the net;…
…media, on the temptation of the internet and the video games which are so readily available. I know I will be trying hard this summer (and it won’t always be…