…or not). I found myself envious at times of their ability to enter into free play as I watched from a distance, for it seemed to come so easily to…
What is an alpha complex you may ask? To begin with, there are many faces to the alpha complex. Some alpha children present as bossy and prescriptive, dominating and controlling,…
…questions as there are parents and children. Being the answer for your child is a way to turn summer vacation into an enriching experience for yourself and for your child….
…of someone or something and ripping it up Creating a “shit book” (a journal for rants and swear words and other generally unacceptable things) Constructive play can also be a…
…Whenever we treat bullying as something that has been learned, we miss the emotional piece that underlies it. Bullies are in a flight from vulnerability and cannot tolerate anything that…
…paper stands for a sound, or a number) gave me an advantage over less mature classmates. Contextual thinking also makes it possible to anticipate consequences and thus avoid getting into…
…schools have become unwitting factories of peer orientation, pulling children out of orbit from the parents who are meant to be their answers, and into orbit around other children who…
…intention for it to become a regular thing. It was the beginning of a new rhythm. The important thing? We are doing this together, my girls and I, and are…
…Additionally, “Frustration” would have been a more accurate name for what Pixar coined “Anger”—and would have served as a blame-free word choice, to boot. Likewise, “Alarm” would have been a…
…NEED to go to school to learn? or to socialize with their peers? or to develop normally? or to become fit for society? Is school the answer for every child?…