May 29, 2020
TEACHING & PARENTING TEENS
When it comes to teaching or parenting your teens, have you ever caught yourself thinking – or even saying - something along the lines of, “If you’d JUST (fill in the blank: be more respectful, do what I tell you to do, follow the rules, do your homework, do your chores, etc.), I...
May 22, 2020
DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE TEENS
I talk a lot about what’s developmentally appropriate in teens. I’ve done a couple of Episodes on it, I did a 5-part series on it for middle school teachers, I have an eBook about it. (All free resources you can find in the Referenced in the Episode section at the bottom of...
May 15, 2020
THE ART OF PARENT-TEACHER COMMUNICATION
Last week, we talked about how oftentimes, the dynamic between teachers and parents is very cautious sometimes, if not contentious. If you’re on the teacher side of things, it’s easy to fall into dreading – and trying to avoid – parent contact. If you’re on the parent...
May 9, 2020
PARENT-TEACHER COMMUNICATION
One of the things that has struck me in this coronavirus-affected world, is that parent-teacher communication has shifted drastically in the past month and a half. It’s something we’ve all experienced, with teachers and school districts making heroic efforts to get learning back on...
May 1, 2020
QUARANTINE LIFE
This week, I’ve found it super-difficult to concentrate on anything for any length of time. Over the past few days, I’ve felt like crawling back into bed – and to be completely frank, a couple of days, I have.
Why am I sharing this? Because I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in being...