6 Simple Steps to Develop Kids’ Independence
Most of us worry, at some point, about how our children will grow up and fare on their own someday—especially in this age of boomerang children (Deloitte 2019). We all know people with kids who have left the nest, floundered in trying to take care of themselves, and have had to come back home, regroup, […]
Self-Regulation—6 Simple Steps to Empower Your Child
Welcome to Part 3 (of 4) of the Brain-Friendly Ways to Good Behavior series. Have you ever been in public when your child had a meltdown over something someone said or did that you didn’t see coming? Has your child interrupted conversations as if he didn’t even notice people had been talking? Does your child […]
Teach Kids to Make Their Lunches to Get Nutrition Buy-in!
On rainy days in Southern California, teachers in many districts are expected to stay with their students in the classroom during lunchtime. Watching children dump their healthy sandwiches and fruit into the trash and then eat cookies and gulp sugary drinks used to drive me crazy. No wonder so many of them seemed foggy and […]
