A Guest Post by Michelle Pate I picked up my seemingly happy seven-year-old from school one day, but by the time we got in the car to drive home, she was filled with frustration and tears. She was whining about … Continue reading
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Hold The Limit, Honor the Struggle: Homework Battles and How to Help
A guest post by Abigail Wald It’s the beginning of fall and as surely as leaves will drop, so will the homework. Pages and pages of it. Sometimes whole binders worth. Homework can be the source of many arguments, and I … Continue reading
Play Away School Stress
By Andrea McCracken When my 5-year-old started kindergarten, she would come home from school day a tightly wound and prone to crying. She seemed to be letting all her frustrations and bad feelings out on me, and although I … Continue reading
How Raspberries Cured After-School Stress
After school, my son was clearly off track and needing to offload some feelings. He had been at his little brother since he got in the car, and then on the way home, he started calling me “stupid.” Normally, being called … Continue reading
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