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Tag Archives: Stuart Diamond
Trading Intangibles: The Parenting Strategy We’ve Been Waiting For
When my daughter Annie was 8½, she began noticing people’s earrings. “Mama, did you know so many people had earrings? I like the dangling kind best,” Annie informed me. Not long after she made the tentative comment, “Maybe some day … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged girl gets ears pierced, my arguing daughter should be a lawyer, negotiating with kids, parenting strategy for teens, parenting strategy of trading, Stuart Diamond, tangible verus intangible requests, trading items of unequal value, working something out with your child
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Teaching Kids to Advocate for Themselves – And 5 Ways to Help Little Kids Learn This Skill
Recently my husband Todd, and Daniel, our fifth grader, walked in the door on a particularly gray and blustery afternoon, their grim faces matching the outdoor weather. “What’s wrong?” I wanted to know. “Daniel’s teacher put him next to Jonah … Continue reading
Posted in Life Skills
Tagged advocacy in little kids, child has problem with another student, child needs to talk to teacher, how can my son talk with his teacher, my daughter is shy at school, my kid needs to speak up in class, self advocacy, Stuart Diamond, student emails teacher, teaching kids to negotiate, teaching young kids to problem-solve
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Negotiating with Kids
My sister’s favorite class at business school was a negotiation course taught by a guy named Stuart Diamond. She said one of the lessons she gleaned from his class was never to give up on a negotiation. There’s always a … Continue reading
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