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Adults often look at the younger generation with a combination of bewilderment and horror over the way they conduct themselves on a day-to-day basis. Shaking our heads quietly (or not so quietly) we wonder, “What’s the matter with them? What’s […]
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It’s pretty safe to assume that most of you out there in parent-land would agree that giving a 10- year- old the keys to the car and letting him/her drive would not be too wise. What about giving a 7 […]
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Following up on last week’s discussion of “screen addictions, I had an informative conversation with young Jake, a recently turned 9 year old. Schooling me on how screen usage goes in his house, Jake offered me a few pointers. “My […]
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Is it OK for 7 or 8 year-olds to have their own phone? At the risk of sounding like an old-head, when I see kids younger than high school in possession of phones I notice myself questioning it. Recently, a […]
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Every week I hear an array of concerns regarding distractibility and inattentiveness. Beyond the immediate assumption that the child has ADHD/ADD (in other words a neurological disorder), I do my best to broaden the narrative and review other factors to […]