Category: Parenting
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From soccer to leadership
My daughter has been going to soccer camp since the day she saw a flyer and said she just had to go. We’re not a big organized sports family, so she had to drag us along as she wanted more: soccer camp every summer, then recreational soccer in the fall then softball in the spring.…
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Family travel to troubled places
We recently got back from a trip to Greece, where we traveled around the country with our children. Back home, people asked, “Are you sure you want to go there with all the trouble that’s happening?” Well, yes, we were sure. And yes, we had a fabulous time. The news out of Greece these days…
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Book review: The Explosive Child
Dr. Greene’s book, “The Explosive Child,” is a must-read for parents who want to learn a healthy way to communicate with their oppositional (and typically developing) children. His approach is one that emphasizes the longterm health of the relationship and of the family.
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Authoritative homeschooling
One of the questions that new homeschoolers often ask is “how am I ever going to get my child to do any work?” Having had a child in school, they lament, “it was hard enough to get him to do homework!” Like everything in homeschooling, the answer depends on the family, their values, the choices…