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Tiger Mother Goes Too Far In Classroom: A Conversation

Community & Education

The Tiger Mother She lingers.  She growls. She pounces The Tiger Mother in my son's class.   Like an actual tiger she prowls the scene rubbing her scent in all corners of the room.  Staking claim to territory and her kills. I do not want to exaggerate so I will say this.  ALMOST everyday my son comes home from school complaining that the mother of one of his classmates was there again today.  For the sake of this post we will call this classmate Amelia and her mother will be Susan (These are not their real names). I Continue Reading...

Teacher Requests: Getting Your Child’s Needs Met In A Public School

Community & Education

Teacher Requests: Getting Your Child's Needs Met In A Public School It is only April and already I am fretting about what is in store for next year. Will his teacher be sweet? Will his teacher have good structure? Will his teacher understand?  Will he feel safe?  I want him to have a certain teacher but how do I get the school to take my request seriously? Little Man you see has OCD.  As his mother and a psychologist it is easy for me to connect how safe he feels in class and how well routines are adhered to  the status of his symptoms.  To Continue Reading...

Tough Boys, Good Boys, Smart Boys: The Impact of Societal Expectations on Boys

Community & Education

We hear a lot about the terrible messages our society and media send to young girls.  Messages about their worth lying in their beauty, that men need to take care of them etc.  As a woman and a mother I completely agree.  I have often found myself silently celebrating that I only have boys when I listen to the mom's around me talk about the body issues and social/behavioral influences on their daughters. Then I take a step back and think about the cultural challenges for boys.  The challenges are real and hold just as much potential for Continue Reading...

Bully Proof Your Child

Community & Education

Bully Proof Your Child     Bullying is a devastating problem in schools.  The impacts of bullying are far reaching and the old advice to "stand up to a bully"  is quite frankly wholly inadequate when it comes to addressing the problem of bullying. In fact to adequately address bullying the approach has moved outside of the direct interaction of the bully and the bullied parties. Why Do We Bully: Bullying has more than one function but is all about enhancing the sense of power and social security of the bullying Continue Reading...

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