You watched as your gifted child struggled with boredom, apathy and underachievement. And at some breaking point, you decided to do something. You planned to speak with the teacher, challenge the administration, maybe even go to a school board meeting and complain. But then...you backed down. Nothing happened. The moment passed.What stopped you? What...
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Hitting/Aggressive Behavior: A Sample Chapter from Positive Parenting in Action
Image credit Clare Bloomfield/FreeDigitalPhotos.netThe following is an excerpt from the book Positive Parenting in Action: The How-To Guide for Putting Positive Parenting Principles into Action in Early Childhood.HITTING/AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORFirst, it is important to understand that children who are aggressive are children who are scared, hurt, or feeling...
Words Can Get In The Way – How NOT to Talk To Kids by Lori Petro
Do your kids having trouble "listening?" Do you feel like no matter what you say or do - you still end up begging, pleading, negotiating or punishing to get cooperation and usually it's not willing cooperation? I know I have felt like, despite my valiant attempts to consciously speak with kindness, acknowledge needs, and validate feelings, sometimes...
Ten reasons why your gifted child procrastinates
Procrastination: that vexing time thief so many gifted children face. You watch as your bright, curious child, passionately engaged in so many interests, comes to a screeching halt when a project is due. You coax, cajole, demand, bribe, threaten, and stand on your head, yet nothing will budge. What gives?While most people procrastinate from time to...
What's the Deal with Consequences..When They're Older?
In 2011, I wrote where I said, Throw the word "consequence" entirely out of your vocabulary and replace it with the term "problem-solving." That's quite good advice, if I do say so myself. Replacing "consequence" with "problem-solving" helps you see the problem in a new way. Now, rather than coming up with something that will make your child...
Underachievement: An Alternate Course of Action
Photo Courtesy: MorguefileIn my last post, I promised resources for those who requested them. While pulling together the list of links below, I came across several forgotten gems on the topic; articles which have influenced my thinking but escaped my memory. I would be remiss if I did not thank two authors whose work has had a profound impact on how...