by Dr. Samantha C. Sweeney, Ph.D., School Psychologist, fpsch.com Child discipline is an important and, sometimes, controversial topic. Many people have very strong feelings about their family’s approach to developing and maintaining a child’s behavior. What I hope this post does is take some of the emotion out of the discussion and help us stick […]
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by Marissa Kushner, Ph.D., Georgetown Psychology Associates For many of us, we strive for balance among the demands of multiple roles and responsibilities. Consequently, navigating life’s daily stress becomes a part of the routine. While our body’s response to acute stress can be adaptive (particularly when faced with actual threat), chronic activation of the stress response
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I’ve got a headline for parents and fellow teachers: You are not the center of the universe. by Ned the Noodge, The DC area’s premiere pain in the butt educatorThe views of Ned the Noodge are his and his alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of DCschoolHUB and its employees. I’ll start my
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by Dr. Lisa Lenhart, Ph.D.; Child Psychologist http://llenhartphd.webs.com/ This is the time of year that kids of all ages are making some decisions about whether to join a club, or team, or group of some sort (drama, marching band, etc). These activities are healthy for kids in many ways, and offer opportunities for them to learn
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by Ned the Noodge, The DC area’s premiere pain in the butt educatorThe views of Ned the Noodge are his and his alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of DCschoolHUB and its employees. One of my colleagues in the lower school was complaining at lunch about a new parent. She told me that
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When 3 tragic shootings happen in one week fingers will point. But where should we point them? by Ned the Noodge, The DC area’s premiere pain in the butt educator The views of Ned the Noodge are his and his alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of DCschoolHUB and its employees. There are
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by Jen Cort, Founder, Jen Cort Educational Consulting Recently, a friend with young children asked how my husband and I ‘grew such well-behaved kids’ (now age 10 and 15). My mind immediately went to the moments when they aren’t so well behaved, the moments when we, as parents, have the option of telling our children what
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by Neal M. Brown, Head of School, Green Acres School At the risk of belaboring the point, I want, once again, to draw attention to the misguided, counterproductive, and harmful level of pressure that many schools and parents are placing on our children and teenagers. Some level of stress is necessary for most types of
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By Dr. Lenka Glassman, Georgetown Psychology Associates We know that good nutrition keeps our bodies strong and healthy, and now, increasingly, research is showing that improving one’s diet with brain-healthy nutrients can also support our mental and neurological health. A large study reported in Psychosomatic Medicine (2011) found that our modern Western diet, which is
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Tales from a Mom on the Search for a Private School! By “Mrs. Jane Schoolfinder”Jane is going to tell it like it is, not everyone likes that, so the anonymity as she searches for a school for her child is warranted It is crunch time for admissions. By now, I’m sure that you have visited,
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