Posts Tagged ‘reading’
Social Distancing Doesn’t Mean Emotional Distancing
As parents we are under the assumption that our kids minds are filled with technological experiments and games, especially because they are so often left to themselves, but actually they are still reading about what’s happening in the emotional worlds of the story’s characters if we encourage pleasurable time to themselves, not because of COVID…
Read MoreThe Joy of Unstructured Summertime Play
Play is the joy of summer time when all those structured, sometimes overscheduled activities during the school year are over. Now is the time to give your kids free rein to explore and discover what interests them. It’s a time for imagination to bloom as kids find new outlets for their infinite creativity. Parents often…
Read MoreHow Do Kids Learn From Parents?
How Do Kids of All Ages Learn from Parents? Kids learn from parents all the time. From birth to adulthood we model how and what we learn. Kids watch us very closely to see what interests us and how we gain information. Even though they may be much better than us at using the…
Read MoreParents Role in Education – 10 Ways to Educate at Home
Parents Involvement in Education at Home How do children learn? Certainly, it’s our job as parents to send our kids to schools, be their advocates in getting a fine education, ascertaining special services as needed, and taking the time to learn how the curriculum is organized. But what about our role at home? Ten Ways…
Read MoreThe Reading Bond
Do you enjoy reading Parenting Books? Here’s one to try– UNLOCKING PARENTAL INTELLIGENCE: FINDING MEANING IN YOUR CHILD’S BEHAVIOR found on amazon, barnes & noble, familius and wherever books are sold. To Read with Your Child is Such a Joy One of the joys of being a parent is to read to your child.…
Read MoreReading to Your Child and Your Child Reads to You – Transitioning Back to School with Parental Intelligence
Author and psychoanalyst Laurie Hollman, Ph.D. has an upcoming book that will be released October 13, 2015. Pre-order it at Amazon at a discount: Unlocking Parental Intelligence: Finding Meaning in Your Child’s Behavior One of the joys of being a parent is to read to your child. We begin with picture books and slowly move…
Read MoreDad Guilt : Being a Good Enough Dad
Dad Guilt is a Common Struggle Dads feel guilt today because it’s hard to decide on priorities. Dads today are involved in their kids lives day and night. Dads worry they don’t do enough as they balance work and home. Even Stay-at-Home-Dads (SAHD) can feel they don’t spend enough time with their kids because they…
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