Many parents express feeling overwhelmed and helpless around managing their child’s digital media world. Instagram, X-box, Snapchat, Facebook, Netflix, Twitter, Text, Television, Youtube, Hulu, Amazon, the list is endless. A study done by Common Sense Media said tweens and teens are spending, conservatively, an average of five-to-seven hours per day on some form of digital [...]
Back to School: Four Tools to Support Your Child By: Alaina Reichwald The first day of school has arrived. New adventures await. With the return of school, mixed feelings are common. A majority of students will be experiencing change of one sort or another. Changing schools, changing teachers, meeting new classmates, starting school earlier, new [...]
The end of a school year tends to be hectic. Students are faced with a lot of projects and have some anticipation about change in their daily routine as summer draws near. School has a very comforting rhythm for most children and the expectation of that changing can create a little bit of anxiety. Last [...]
I think everyone can gain helpful perspective from this article. Learn more about working, teaching, and parenting girls as they move into adolescents.
Recently, it seems there have been a number of pet deaths in our SELS community. Our pets are family and when the time comes for them to leave us it is heart wrenching. And for many of our children, it is their first experience with death. Many parents have asked me if I have any [...]
Some notes about Encouragement. Praise vs. Encouragement Encouragement fosters Growth Mindset. Praise fosters Fixed Mindset. Following up there are 3 types of encouragement: Descriptive Encouragement: "I notice..." This is not necessarily positive or negative, but helps students know that you see them and how they are doing. Appreciative Encouragement: "I appreciate it [...]
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