Winter of Our Disconnect
This is a parenting biography with a difference - 6 months in the lives of a family with three teenagers who somehow survived unplugged from technology, just. For any parent who's ever sent a text to their child at the dinner table - or yanked the modem from its socket in a show of primal parental rage - this account of one family's self-imposed exile from the Information Age will leave you ROFLing with recognition. But it may also challenge you to take stock of your own family connections, to create a media ecology that encourages kids - and parents - to thrive. Read full article
Smart But Scattered: Part 2 of Interview with authors Dick Guare and Peg Dawson
In Part 2 of this interview Yvette Vignando interviews authors of 'Smart But Scattered' about how parents can work with their children on emotional control, especially once their children are teenagers. Guare and Dawson also discuss strategies for working with your child's school. Read full article
Smart But Scattered: Part 1 of Interview with authors Dick Guare and Peg Dawson
In Part 1 of this interview Yvette Vignando interviews authors of 'Smart But Scattered' about how parents can recognise the need for and help their child develop higher level 'executive' skills such as organisational skills, planning, and time management. Read full article
How to Motivate Your Child for School and Beyond
Book: How to Motivate Your Child - For School and Beyond by Andrew Martin. A positive guide for parents who want to help their children be the best they can be at school. Andrew Martin identifies the motivational differences between girls and boys and provides practical things to do every day to motivate children that will help them become more interested in learning, stop arguments over homework and reduce fear of failure. Read full article
