Kissing Grandma: A Holiday Primer
It’s the season when families converge for the holidays. In honor of Thanksgiving this week, here are some thoughts on helping young children navigate the well-meaning hugs and kisses of relations.
The basic premise: it’s OK NOT to kiss Grandma.
Squeezing Play
We know kids need time to play, but how much time? As much as possible. But what’s key when we talk about play time is protecting BLOCKS of time.
When I visit many “play-based” programs to observe, I see actual play – free, unstructured, child-initiated play – squeezed in between multiple structured activities.
One Key to Happiness? Failure
I’ve been preaching about resilience, and why kids need to face rejection sometimes. We can’t protect them. We shouldn’t protect them. Today’s guest post offers additional insight into why rejection and setbacks can be so crucial.