Tag Archives: parenting

Parenting is not for Kids

Parenting is not for kids but it can make you feel like a kid again.

"Who do you Blame When the Kid is …"

I sometimes have kids who are always breaking the rules and being disrespectful. When I talk to their parents, it is a mystery to me why the kids are so bad. The parents seem perfect.

Education Safari

We’re all seeking the “dynamite lesson plan” in education. My vision for this carnival, Education Safari, is to link hundreds of great ideas and create a professional learning community.

Discomfort: Making it Work for You

We all seem to have been sold a bill of goods along the way that says the good life is 100% comfort. I address that misconception and even “dysfunction” in this week’s podcast.

Parenting in Mixed Families

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Mixed families, or families with step parents, are often viewed as an extra challenge. My wife had a son when we met and now we have two kids making our kid count three, This is not much by most standards but every now and then, the mixed family stereotype touches us. My [...]

Kids out of Their Seats :: Help for Students and Teachers

Every once in a while we get a students who is a nightmare because he/she refuses to stay in her/his seat. Here are three things you can do to handle the situation.

Do You Love Yourself?

Any one who says “he doesn’t love himself” is not only in need of love but is also a grave threat to himself.

Stop, Look, and Support

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There comes a time in life when we have done all we can do and the only thing left is to wait through the day to day.  I have a bloggy friend, for example, who has been given her share of lemons and is trying desperately to make lemonade.   What should she do when [...]

My Guest Post up at "The Man Page"

From time to time my famous internet friend Derek Semmler lets me write my thoughts in a guest post on one of his top shelf blogs.  Today it’s over at The Man Page.  Derek had some concerns when the public school in Chicago where he lives frowned on him taking his child out for a [...]

8 Back to School Tips from a Teacher

Okay so I have 4 days until I go back to work setting up my classroom. The kids come the following week. There is a lot of obvious stuff to grab at the grocery store discount aisle but then there are those essentials that the average parent may not think of. Here [...]

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