The most common theme with my clients who have kids aged 8 and up is their concern that their relationship is changing and their fear that they’ll lose their close connected relationship with their kids as they get older. My experience and research tells me that we WILL likely lose our close connected relationship with […]
middle school
4 Ways to Support our Kids with their Stress & Anxiety
At our local Middle School’s parent coffee chat, we brought in a local therapist and the founder of the Marin Stress & Anxiety Center, Jonathan Pofsky, to discuss the topic of stress and anxiety in our middle-schoolers and how we can support them. The following is a summary (originally posted on the school blog). Jonathan started by […]
Are You a Technology Hypocrite?
Most of us are afraid of our kids being on screens, social media and technology in general – what’s too much? What are they actually doing? Are they going to be okay? And yet most of us are on social media and OUR devices even more. Right? We hear it all the time – judgment […]
What A Middle School Boy Needs Most from His Parents {Shared Article}
I really love this article because she focuses on the relationship with your middle-school boy and what HE needs during this time. Read the article here: What A Middle School Boy Needs Most from His Parents This is my favorite excerpt from this article: And parents, here’s what I know: If there is ever a time […]
Increase your Child’s Motivation and Achievement with Mindset {Original}
Note: Originally Posted Re: Mindset on the Hall Cougar Blog When my kids were young, they would sometimes come home and tell me that so and so was being mean and they weren’t going to be their friend anymore. Calmly, I would listen to them as they vented their anger and sadness. They didn’t want […]
