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Teacher Tips & Tricks

Teens, Trust, And Privacy

January 8, 2009

When your children are young, all they want is you. And let’s be honest: It feels good to be openly needed and wanted. Then one day you realize your sweet, dependent child has grown into a teenager, and it feels like a brick wall has been erected between you. Suddenly it seems that you are [...]

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Top Tips For Picky Eaters: Lunchtime

January 7, 2009

“Dachshund Eating a Veggie Burger” by Schmetz Petz If she ate it for dinner, she will eat it at lunch You don’t always need to come up with something brand new to put in your child’s lunchbox! Many of the children in my classes who always ate their lunch brought leftovers from dinner, supplemented with [...]

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25 Fun Things To Do With Your Family For Free

January 7, 2009

“Bicycles are Nice” by Hula 70 1. Dust off that sports equipment and get outside! Depending on the season you could go for a bike ride, shoot hoops in the park, play catch, go snowshoeing,cross-country skiing, or sledding. 2. Volunteer somewhere cool: Let your interests (and your children’s interests) guide you. There are soup kitchens [...]

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4 Steps To Kind Kids

January 5, 2009

“Touching Raspberries” courtesy jonny hunter Your daughter pokes her little sister and says she “doesn’t care” how it made her feel. Your son hits his friend who came over for a play date and doesn’t seem to understand that it hurt him. Your daughter and her friend gang up on another girl on the playground [...]

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Jedi Mind Tricks for Parents {Part 3}: Natural Consequences

December 30, 2008

In this final installment of the Jedi Mind Tricks series, we will look at what it means to use Natural and Logical Consequences. As a parent, you are most likely already using consequences of some sort – but are they working for you? If your consequences don’t seem to be making a difference in your [...]

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Time-Outs for Parents

December 29, 2008

Good Morning! I have been away in California visiting family and friends, and I am excited to get back to work here at Global Mama. With all of the family obligations, travel plans, colds and flues, gift-buying, overeating, etc., I think we all tend to get a bit frazzled this time of year. Unfortunately, when [...]

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Jedi Mind Tricks for Parents {Part 2}: Giving Choices

December 12, 2008

Welcome to Part 2 in our Jedi Mind Tricks series, where we are examining some of the most useful tools you can use as a parent to stave off power struggles and work through conflicts. You can read the first post in the series here. Giving choices, which we will be discussing today, is hands-down [...]

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What’s Wrong With Pretty? Talking With Kids About Their Art

December 11, 2008

“Color Me” from i am chanelle When your child brings home a painting from school, it is so tempting to say: “That’s beautiful!” “I love it!” “That’s so pretty!” And why shouldn’t you? You do love it! You do think it is beautiful! I just want to give you a few more descriptive things to [...]

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Rain Day/Snow Day

December 10, 2008

It is rather rainy and blustery in my neck of the woods today, so I thought I’d share two activities – one quiet, and the other active – to keep the little ones busy when you are stuck inside. First we have this beautiful example of a snowflake curtain, made by Lupin, an artist/crafter and [...]

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Jedi Mind Tricks for Parents {part 1}: Picking Your Battles

December 9, 2008

I would like to welcome you to a new series here at Global Mama: Jedi Mind Tricks for Parents. The goal of this series is to demystify some of the most misunderstood, and most powerful, tools to have in your arsenal as a parent or caregiver. You’ve probably heard the terms “Pick Your Battles”, “Give [...]

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