How do teachers use online learning to engage all kinds of learners? One of the biggest challenges of teaching is the reality that children have vastly different ways of learning. Online learning has added to that challenge with the question: I sat down with Marce Lotito, nurse, health coach, certified Ashtanga Yoga instructor, and loving […]
Whenever young people exhibit behavioral problems, many mental health professionals are quick to blame their parents. Of course, no one can deny the profound effect that parents have on children, but is parenting really all that influential? Is parenting truly the omnipotent determinator of a child’s future? If parenting were truly all-powerful, children raised by […]
One of the biggest challenges of teaching is the reality that children have different ways of learning. Online learning has added to that challenge and created a crisis in classrooms. How does a teacher use online learning to engage all kinds of learners? I sat down with Marcia Lotito, Nurse, Health Coach, Certified Ashtanga Yoga […]
Even if your relationship with your mom and dad is less than perfect, dealing with aging and ailing parents is never easy. I sat down with Ellen Klein, an editor at Choice Mutual, where she covers topics such as financial management and risk management. She identified the five essential steps for preparing your aging and […]
So many parents feel that their family communication is full of conflict. They cycle through the same arguments week after week, leaving everyone feeling exhausted and battle-weary. When faced with challenging or problematic behaviors in children, all parents are bound to make mistakes. The five most common are: Blaming each other for their children’s behavior. […]
Picture this: You and your partner are enjoying dinner at your favorite restaurant and savoring quality kid-free time together. Meanwhile, your teenager invites friends over and they bring alcohol, marijuana or other drugs into your home to share. Perhaps your kid generously opens your liquor cabinet and they help themselves to your favorite booze. Believe […]
What can we do to help empower our daughters in today’s world? How can we help them to develop self-worth? What can we do to help empower our daughters in today’s world? How can we help them to develop self-worth? I sat down with Yoon Im Kane, a Yale-trained psychotherapist and the founder & executive […]
What does a child need to be happy? Many years ago, UK’s favorite parenting expert Sue Atkins wondered: Why do some children become ‘successful’ in life and others don’t? She concluded that the children who succeed have close relationships with others (particularly their immediate family), feel valued, and have a sense of control over their […]
Parents beware, your kid could end up in jail. It’s a situation that happens daily throughout the country. Teens meet after school in local parks, homes or at parties to get high together. Thanks to advances in technology, such as cell phones, the Internet and social media, obtaining illegal substances has never been easier. In […]
