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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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Author Archives: Suzita
When Your Child Won’t Practice
When my friend Jessica’s son Alex was in elementary school, he loved soccer. Alex would spend hours in their backyard “shooting on goal,” only coming in when it was dark and he was spent. I envisioned his tired soul … Continue reading
Happy to Announce My New Book!
As many of you are aware, I’ve been working on a book project for the last few years based on this blog and much additional research. For those of you who’ve offered feedback and suggestions to my blog posts … Continue reading
Do You Have a Sensitive Child? You May Be Luckier Than You Realize
My friend Katherine and her husband adopted two foster siblings at ages 1 and 2. It was a big change—going from a 2- to a 4-person family overnight. They had so much to learn about parenting and about these particular … Continue reading
People Are the Priority
It was clear early on that my friend Christina’s daughter Ava was a bright girl. She was one of those toddlers who spoke in eloquent sentences when my same-age son was struggling to put two words together. Her parents were … Continue reading
Posted in Life Skills, Parenting, Teaching Social/Emotional Skills
Tagged entitled kids, Karl Pillemer, my classes are pointless, my kid doesn't respect her teachers, my kid is not good with people, my teachers are stupid, people more important than things, relationships over things, school is boring
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How Family Meetings Look at our House
Summer is definitely over. Sometimes it feels like we have four seasons in our family – winter, spring, summer, and chaos – or back to school season. Don’t get me wrong, I love it when my kids return to school, … Continue reading