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The Effects of Academic Parental Pressure on Kids
As a parent, there are few pleasures greater than your child succeeding at school. However, if you put too much academic parental pressure on kids to do well, it can backfire severely and end up affecting them negatively in a number of different ways. Albert Einstein once said, "Education is what remains after one has…
Ground Rules for Parental College Visits
College is the best four years of your life (at least, theoretically). Its about freedom, independence, and eating cold pizza for breakfast just because you can. Its our first foray into the real world, which is pretty exciting, but for parents, I suppose it can be a little frightening to watch the nest empty out.
101 Dalmatians – Parental Love and Protection
While watching the classic Disney film 101 Dalmatians with my children, I started picking up on similarities between the family on the screen and my own family. Albeit my family walks on two legs and most days are spot free, we seem to share the same dynamic as Pongo and Perdita and their litter of…
Cutting The Parental Cord
As a parent of a high school student, I’ve had a hard time navigating the balance between staying involved in my teenagers life and giving him the independence he craves.On the one hand, research shows that engaged parents have kids who are less likely to use drugs and alcohol and are more likely to do well in school. On the other hand, I sense that he is pulling away from me – indviduating …
Kids and the News: Parental Guidance Strongly Suggested
How many times in the past few months have you asked yourself, what is going on with the world today?