JOPERD/February 1991 “Why, preschoolers don’t need stress management. They don’t have stress! All they have to do is play and grow up.” The person responsible for this statement had no daily contact with or knowledge of the dynamics involved in a child’s reality. While the sources of stress may differ
Read MoreAfter watching the special report on starving children in Africa in the ‘80’s, our six year old daughter had many questions about why those children were always hungry. It was a perfect opportunity to help her bridge the only world she knew to understand that there are many ways people
Read MoreShow me a child who has never had any responsibility in sharing the chores in a household and I will show you a child who: doesn’t realize she is needed and a vital part of the family community cannot have full respect for residing adults and what they are managing
Read MoreRepetition teaches everything with children….and even with ourselves. If children are exposed to negative thinking adults, they learn quickly that is a way to live in their own lives. And the opposite is true. Positive thinking adults bring positive thinking possibilities into a feasible reality for children. What we repeat
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