Category: Psychology
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Brain-Based Learning for Homeschoolers
In the time that I’ve been homeschooling, major progress has been made by scientists studying how we think and learn. Mainstream American education has hardly reacted to the new data that is coming out daily, still attempting to force children to learn in a way that never really suited anyone, though we all suffered through…
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11 steps to guiding difficult gifted kids
Parenting a gifted child presents unusual challenges. Parenting a gifted child with behavioral differences places new burdens on top of those challenges. Although no one has the one magic ticket to make your life easier, experienced parents of gifted children offer variations on the following advice to help you negotiate the process of raising your…
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Goal-setting full circle
Writing this book on goal-setting is sending me full circle back to what I think is most important about goal-setting: being self-reflective, focusing our attention on what matters, and realizing that “success” is all about feeling like we’ve done our best, and not at all about being declared “successful” by someone else.
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Good people, bad people, and the rest of us
Most people aren’t out to hurt us, and we can’t live fulfilling lives acting as if they are. But there are some basic tools that parents can give their kids to help them navigate the online world.
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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.