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6 Things to Do Over the Summer to Help Your Child Get Ready for School
FOR EDUCATORS FOR PARENTS,6 Things to Do Over the Summer to Help Your Child Get Ready for SchoolMargaret Johnson, LMSW at "Think:Kids.org"It’s mid-summer, and for many kids, this means a well-deserved break from school. If you look closely, a typical school day...
Challenges During Social Distancing
It's been about three weeks now that we started this period of social distancing. The first week happened to be March Break so I think most of the kids, and parents, may have enjoyed the time as we were probably all looking forward to March Break. As the weeks passed...
Consequences : Good or Bad? That depends…
Consequences are only useful when used sparingly at the right time for the right reason. Types of Consequences- Natural Consequence - Occur as a result of a certain action or behaviour by the child Can Could be positive or negative Not imposed by a parent or authority...
Setting an Expectation or Using Plan A
I was covering for another principal recently and as I usually do I spent the recess supervising the kids outside. I noticed some boys from grade four to six playing simultaneous basketball games at the same basket. A couple of the older boys occasionally kicked away...
The Mind Shift
Recently I completed a series of CPS parent workshops. The participants were enthusiastic and engaged and the conversations were very thoughtful. During the conversations what quite often happens is the participants realize that they have very similar concerns about...