New Book Available!
Sweet Spots: Helping Your Kids Find ENOUGH in Their Lives is available now at Amazon in paperback or kindle formats.
By Suzita Cochran ~ Boulder, Colorado
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free ebook!
My short eBook is available free. It gives a taste of my recently published book, Sweet Spots: Helping Your Kids Find ENOUGH in Their Lives.
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Author Archives: Suzita
How a Child Gets from Boredom to Creativity
I love the concept that a bored child, if left alone, eventually finds his or her way to creativity. Whenever I read about this, as a mom I am filled with renewed hope and energy. “I’m going to let the … Continue reading
Alaska Impressions
“Mama, I’m going to walk in front with the ranger! I want to hear her tell which berries I can eat. Oh, and did you see how big the bald eagle’s nest was?! I spotted the baby birds … Continue reading
“You need to talk more in class.” Introverted Kids in Today’s Schools
Ashley is an 11 year-old who lives in our neighborhood. She’s soft-spoken and curious. Her big brown eyes constantly take in the world around her. A while back I bumped into Ashley’s mother and we got to talking. I asked … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged consequences of being online too much, daughter needs to speak up more, extroverts in schools, introverted versus extroverted kids, introverts as leaders, kid needs to speak up in class, kids texting too much, my kid is shy, Sherry Turkle, shy kids in school, skills of introverts, Susan Cain, teaching kids solitude
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How to Beat Cabin Fever: The Art of Roughhousing
When our middle child, Daniel, was 3 one of the phrases we’d regularly hear was, “Will you roughhouse me please?” He was so desperate for this kind of play that it was the only time he consistently used the word … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching Social/Emotional Skills
Tagged Anthony DeBenedet, horseplay in kids, is wrestling with my daughter bad, Lawrence Cohen, my kids wont stop wrestling, parent and child wrestling, rough and tumble play with kids, roughhousing games, roughhousing with big kids, To-Shin Do with kids, using play to teacher social and emotional intelligence
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To Err is Human: 5 Ways Your Mistakes Can Make You a Better Parent
Please tell me something like this has happened at your house too. Two weeks ago my husband Todd was sick with a flu that snuck by the flu shot mix this year. He felt terrible for over a week, poor … Continue reading
Promoting Your Child’s Passions
On our vacation to the East Coast last summer, I spent time with my childhood friend, Virginia, and her 4 kids. Her oldest child, Micah, had just turned 15 when I saw him. I don’t usually expect 15 year-old boys … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting
Tagged a child's strange interests, exposing kids to new things, flow activities for kids, getting a mentor for your child, helping a child follow their passion, my daughter's after school pursuits, my kid's not passionate about anything, my son's college major, tony wagner, who knows what my kids passions are
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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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“Kids, What Are Your Teachers’ Pet Peeves?” A Creative Way to Raise Children’s Social Awareness
At my kids’ elementary school we aren’t told who their teacher will be until the day before school begins. One year, right after teacher assignments were posted, my son Daniel came to me with a look of concern. “Mama, I … Continue reading
Subways, Buses, and Backpacks: Teaching Kids Frugal Travel Skills
This is a guest post I just wrote for the Center for a New American Dream website. I bumped into my friend Sarah the other day. As we stood in the hot, dry Colorado air I asked about her summer. … Continue reading
