“We’re excited that The ‘Perfect’ Parent is joining this year’s list of award-winning products,” says Julie Kertes, NAPPA General Manager.
“I’ve been lucky enough to be able to work part-time so that I could dedicate more time and attention to raising my two beautiful kids. However, I now have to go back to work full time. As the day approaches, I am having such a hard time with this decision and the guilt is now getting the best of me. Help!” This is a common and big dilemma for parents and most of the time, it is unavoidable. The sooner…
TweetI’m so excited to share with you a post by renowned Licensed Educational Psychologist and longtime friend, Laurie Adachi, LEP. She has been instrumental in guiding and offering support to both my children through their academic challenges – so much so that my children would reach out to her independently for direction even when they were in college! I highly respect her work and have referred many of the families that I work with over to her. Laurie truly offers supportive…
TweetThe terrible twos, the preschool separation blues, the elementary school adjustments, and the middle school social challenges are all in preparation for high school’s peer pressure, academic expectations from parents and teachers, “independence” declaration, and communication breakdowns!!! Who could ever be ready for all of this? Surely not a 13 or 14-year-old, new-to-teenage-years child! Then pour some physiological changes, hormone spikes, and unwanted hair growth to the mix and just observe. Obviously, these are not soluble ingredients. Each one is…
TweetHaving spent the last 30 years of life in parenting—including 20 years in helping family and friends with parenting advice, 10 years in teaching parenting classes, and 5 years in parent counseling and education—I will tell you that all disconnects between parents and other adults caring for children come from some form of violation of one’s freedom! Think about what kids say during arguments from the earliest ages on… “You are not the boss of me!” “Why do I have…
TweetNeedless to say, we all learn from our kids almost as much (if not more!) as we teach them — which is why Learning is the primary pillar of our TOG Philosophy! One of the most important things that we can learn from our kids is the frequency of laughter. Did you know that: – Kids laugh approximately 300 times per day! – The average 40-year-old adult laughs only about 3-4 times per day! Think about it—kids learn to laugh much before they learn…
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