Some children need more or less sensory input than others. Hyperactivity cannot be suppressed, only expended, and punishing children for being unable to sit still will not work. Find safe alternatives and join in!
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The Types of Bullying
Bullying is very common and very serious problem. Even though efforts to stop it have been successful in reducing the impact and amount, a whopping 19% to 22% of students 9th-12th grade reporting being bullied throughout the year, the 19% to 22% percent not including cyberbullying, which has started to become a problem with the…
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Elephant in the Room – Rewarding Quality Care
It’s back-to-school season, and, I, like numerous other parents, am preoccupied with getting just the right classes or teacher assignments to help my kids’ chances of getting into a top university. My incoming sophomore is trying to get a waiver to take AP English on top of two other AP classes, and before we were…
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How We Learn
There’s a home movie of me as a 3-year-old making an enormous fuss out of putting my rollerskates away. In the video, I yell about how much I hate rollerskates, refuse to put them away, run to my room, slam the door, and yell at my mom when she opens it. Eventually, I put them…
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