Category: Psychology
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Just about 1/4 mile
My older child has been working on his science fair project. He’s highly motivated this year, having noticed last year how the stakes were raised: they expect more, but they give more. And he’s a computer-obsessed kid who is saving for a new computer. So he’s got this idea that his science fair entry could…
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OT Graduate
My daughter just went through one of those little milestones that mean a lot to parents with a quirky kid: She has officially “graduated” from Occupational Therapy. Before I had kids, I went for adult occupational therapy for a wrist injury. But I remember the first time I heard someone refer to the sort of…
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Nurturing your inner adult
There are times when I’m sitting with other moms and we’re talking about one of the standard subjects: If there’s a mom with a baby, we’re talking about nursing or sleeping. If there’s a mom with a toddler, we’re talking about a house full of mayhem. Any kid-related topic that comes up gets us talking…
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Your mom said it first
When I was a kid and any of one my siblings was moping around the house, my mother said what probably countless mothers generations back had been saying to their kids: “Get out of the house.” Not, Get out of the house and don’t come back, you morose teenager, but rather, Get out of the…
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Angels happen by
I know that this is an experience common to many parents, though we parents of “quirky” kids experience it more often. I was sitting and watching my daughter’s soccer game with dismay. This is a girl who has great skills in practice, who simply falls apart on the field. Or rather, she becomes hypnotized. That…