Avant Parenting Archives
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Avant! Welcome to my parenting blog archives
As you can see by the dates below, this blog is no longer being updated. However, there’s lots of good stuff here, much of it as true now as when it was written. Please feel free to browse, or follow these links: One last piece of parenting advice: Enjoy today even if it’s a rough…
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“Inside Out,” a tour of modern parenting
“Inside Out” is a truly brilliant film in several respects. The aspect most important to me as an adult is that it’s a kids’ movie that adults can not only enjoy with the kids, but enjoy separately from the kids.
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Positive mindset, not mindlessly positive
I visited a friend from the gifted education community recently. She hosted me and my son at her home, and she and I went for a long walk and got to chat non-stop. What a treat! Not a single interruption. One of the things we talked about was Carol Dweck’s Mindset research. Dweck is a psychologist…
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In praise of adult ed
Every Wednesday evening last spring, I presented myself with a challenge. A friend encouraged me to take a jazz singing class with her at our local community college. I’d been looking for a new musical outlet, so I agreed. I nearly walked out the first night. The teacher was a venerable local swing band leader who…
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Homeschooling High School
Homeschooling high school scares a lot of parents—even seasoned homeschoolers. But it can be a great option for many teens. Here are some tips.
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A good word about teenagers
I know that a few silent parents out there are like me. We are having a fabulous time raising our teens, and we read all those horrid articles wondering if a) we have exceptionally wonderful teenagers (unlikely), or b) we’re just incurably optimistic, sunny-faced people who don’t notice that we’re living with ogres (definitely not…