Mom, He’s Bothering Me Again!
Mom, He’s Bothering Me Again! When siblings from the same family spend a lot of time together, they are bound to get into conflict. Conflicts over shared resources, over shared...
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Is It ADHD?
Is it ADHD? Today, it feels like every other child (and adult) is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In fact, The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Teens & Sleep
Teens & Sleep The typical teenager gets tons of sleep, right? Actually, the typical teenager needs tons of sleep but most don’t get it. While teenagers need an average of...
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How to Approach Summer Reading
How to Approach Summer Reading With remote learning and school closures, It might feel like school has been out for months already, but very soon school will be officially over...
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How & Why to Keep Preschoolers Engaged on Zoom
How & Why to Keep Preschoolers Engaged on Zoom? Many schools moved to virtual classrooms starting before or after Pesach. And, a lot of preschool classrooms did the same. By...
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Camps Cancelled!
Camps Cancelled… Now What? Day camps and sleepaway camps have been slowly announcing that they will not be able to open for the summer. With school over and camps closed,...
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When to Avoid Labels
When to Avoid Labels… Read the nutrition label to understand what you’re eating. Read the clothing label to understand how to wash and dry your shirt. But, perhaps it’s best...
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Antibodies for Anxiety
Antibodies for Anxiety… When you successfully overcome many illnesses, you develop antibodies. An antibody is a protein produced by our immune systems in response to invading organisms such as bacteria...
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Learning to Listen & Listening to Learn
Learning to Listen & Listening to Learn… Most summers, I write about the importance of summer reading in order to stave off what education experts call “brain drain” or the...
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Finding Our NEW Normal…
FINDING OUR NEW NORMAL…… We are all living with a lot of uncertainty. What will schools look like when they reopen? What will airports look like? We will have to...
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