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By Suzita Cochran ~ Boulder, Colorado
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A Ph.D. child and family psychologist with three kids tries out some of the latest ideas and theories (green, educational, simple living, psychological, exercise-related) on the home front. Read about my successes and failures!
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Monthly Archives: October 2011
What Role Does Quitting Play in Our Children’s Lives?
My husband Todd grew early. By 7th grade he was 5’ 7.” For boys this can be an advantage, a luck-of-the-draw event that goes your way. Todd had always enjoyed basketball and his early growth spurt, along with hours and … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Social/Emotional Skills
Tagged Amy Chua, Carsten Rausch, Jesse L. Hanley, kids and sunk costs fallacy, my kid is a quitter, my kid never sticks with anything, my son always wants to quit, pros and cons of quitting, quitting, quitting in childhood, quitting soccer, should kids quit, Stephen Dubner, Steven Levitt
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Toward Media Savvy Kids
A while back Todd took our daughter Annie (8) to the nearby hardware store. This locally-owned place is stocked with just about every basic item you could want. Todd needed drywall anchors and screws. Annie asked to stay by the … Continue reading
Posted in Life Skills
Tagged ads on computer games, Center for a New American Dream, help kids reduce consumerism, internet advertising and kids, Japanese erasers, Marie Sherlock, media literacy for kids, my kid believes ads on tv, my kids doesn't understand that ads are ads, Shari Graydon, teach kids about advertising, teach kids marketing tricks, teach kids media literacy
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