The New Back to School “Must-Have”? Setting Restrictions on Cell Phones
By Amanda Grossman-Scott “He has to walk half a mile from the school to me, how do I know he’ll be safe?!” This was my defense for wanting to give my 8 year old son a cell phone at the beginning of his 3rd grade year. My husband shook his head at what I think of as my...
Addictive Behavior and the Brain’s Reward Circuit
Addictive tendencies are extremely common among all types of people. Addiction can affect the lives of those addicted as well as those around them. Most people turn to these addictive behaviors as a coping mechanism, but if we teach our children positive coping...
How Can My Child (and I) Survive the Middle School Years?
By Amanda Grossman-Scott I’m ready. I mean, I think I’m ready. How can a parent ever be ready to send a child off to middle school? He says he’s ready. He’s got some new clothes, new school supplies, he’s had his annual physical and he’s gotten a haircut. “I’m fine...
12 Important Skills Your Child Will Learn from Body Safety Education
By Jayneen Sanders As a teacher, a mother and an advocate for Body Safety Education both at home and at school, I am very proud and very loud about the work I do. As we know from recent media reports, many children have been and are silent victims of sexual abuse. In...
