Dear Kid Whisperer, I live in a neighborhood with a lot of families, and we often end up with other people's children playing at our house. Having these playmates is great for my 8-year-old daughter, but not so great for me, because I end up parenting everybody else's kids. Is it appropriate…
Dear Kid Whisperer, What if a student completely refuses to participate in a Delayed Learning Opportunity? I don’t mean he just sits there until he eventually starts doing it, but instead runs out of the room and out to recess, or something along those lines? Answer: While this is a challeng…
Youths between the ages of 8 and 15 directly control $95 billion and have a sway over bigger-picture household spending, a new study shows.
In recent years, more celebrity parents have been opening up about raising their children without strict gender stereotypes, encouraging individuality over labels and expectations. In a 2018 Vogue interview, Beyoncé shared that she teaches her daughters to see themselves as leaders, saying t…
Dear Kid Whisperer, I teach in an urban K-8 school. Several years ago, we got a new administrator who took a lot of control away from the teachers and, in my opinion, has made teachers do many things that I believe have made behaviors worse. One thing she has done is to make sure that kids g…
In 2008, The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended people introduce eggs to children by the time they are 6 months old.
Dear Kid Whisperer, My wife and I are at our wits’ end with our 16-year-old son. He isn’t a behavior problem and never has been. The problem is that since middle school, he has basically refused to work toward anything but barely passing grades in math, and now that most science classes invo…
Dear Kid Whisperer, I am a substitute teacher looking to obtain my special education teaching license, and I am reading your book. Given that the practical tools you offer work well with the most challenging students, does this also include special education students with behavioral challenges, including autistic students? Answer: First, you are a hero for expanding your own education so that ...
Dear Kid Whisperer, The words “I know!†are going to make me lose my mind. My 16-year-old says this every time he’s leaving the house and I remind him to not forget something like his backpack or swimsuit or wallet. I know that he does not “knowâ€: If I didn’t remind him, he would forget. He used to simply state these words, but now he yells them at me. I obviously can’t let him leave without ...
Ella's House offers free or low-cost housing and other resources to pregnant and parenting mothers in Middle Tennessee colleges. In the nonprofit's words, it supports students "through semesters and trimesters."
By this summer, a cash aid program for moms and babies will have gone from operating in one city to more than 60 communities across Michigan, reaching an estimated 23,000 infants a year.
Several of Donna Neal's foster children said she mixes tough love, a big heart and Big Macs to launch some of the state's most challenging foster kids into living independently.
Dear Kid Whisperer, I am at a loss. I have a 10-year-old son who simply refuses to do what I tell him. I tell him to take out the trash, he refuses. I tell him to sit down for dinner, he refuses. I tell him to wear different clothes, he refuses. I feel like I need to do something, but I don’t know what it is. Answer: You have a big problem. Every family needs to be a functional hierarchy with ...
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