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01.03.13
Join our “Motherboard” To Get Your Questions Answered!
Get YOUR parenting questions answered by our league of amazing experts. Read on to see some of the Motherboard questions we’ve already answered and write your own question in the comments so we can get on it!
10.11.12
Preserving Your Kid’s True Self
How do we encourage our kids to be who they are in this demanding, high-pressure world? We spoke to Dr. Madeline Levine about how to help our kids preserve their authentic selves in school and beyond.
08.21.12
Easing Back-to-School Anxiety
Anxiety popping up around the beginning of school? You’re not alone! Dr. Tamar Chansky, author and expert in childhood anxiety is here with tips to ease your young one’s fears the whole year long.
03.01.12
Is Your Child Gifted?
Short attention span? Often frustrated? Is your child difficult or… Gifted? Child psychologist Stephanie Meyer, PhD, shows us the signs.
12.01.11
Let Your Kids Fail
Does steam come out of your child’s ears when she can’t get something “right?” Dr. Avril P. Beckford, author of “Allow Your Children to Fail if You Want Them to Succeed” makes a winning case for failure.
08.04.11
The Social Side of School Readiness
He can write his name and count to 20, but what milestones tell you that your child is socially and emotionally prepared to start kindergarten? We asked two early childhood experts, Brenda Nixon, MA, and Deborah McNelis, M.S.ed, to give us the scoop on school readiness.
03.09.11
Developing Your Kid’s Brain
Can childhood experiences actually alter brain growth? Find out what esteemed author Dr. Dan Siegel has to say about how we can affect the brain growth of our children… And ourselves!
11.04.10
Little Bullies? When Kids Leave Kids Out
Being left out is the worst. But does frequent exclusionary behavior mean your child is a budding bully? Get into the heads of our young children to find out how and why they turn to excluding their peers. Suzanne Fanger, early childhood expert, breaks it down.
09.09.10
Heartache and the First Day of School
Both parents and children have big feelings about the first day of school. Mary Hartzell, a longtime early childhood educator, wrote an article about the separation anxiety felt by both parent and child.
08.27.10
Winning and Losing Gracefully
Sore loser? Ecstatic winner? We interview Susan K. Perry, Ph.D., human development expert and social psychologist, to learn ways to help our children compete with grace.
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