Grade-Schooler Articles |
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School Yard Bullies
Ever been beaten up? Threatened? Ridiculed over and over? Ever watched on helplessly while someone was humiliated in front of you? Ever picked on a weaker person because it made you feel better about...
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The Parental Involvement Puzzle
The other day I got a phone call from my son's English teacher, Mr. Owen, saying in a warm, almost apologetic-sounding voice, "Andrew has a project, a biography, long past due and I have to submit his...
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Morning Routines: Starting the day right
Mornings are a struggle in many homes as parents try to get themselves out the door on time and children seem determined to do anything but get ready. After encouragement and coaxing fail, we may resort to...
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Motivation for Good Grades
"It's not fair! All our friends get paid for good grades. Jeff gets $15.00 for each A!" How many times have parents heard this complaint? Sorry ... in my household, we don't pay for any type of...
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Children Without Friends, Part 4
In our last article we introduced Nick, a third-grade boy who was disliked by many of his peers. As we discussed, the staff in his program spent a week observing him. They learned that Nick had more strengths...
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Internet Safety
"HORU?" He asks. "Y" she teases. "MOF?" He pries. "F" she replies. "WBMGF?" She giggles, "GTG POS TTYRS." If you are a parent, and you don't...
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Children Without Friends, Part 3
There are many different reasons why children are disliked by their peers. When trying to find ways to help these children, it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking about what they do that bothers...
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Children Without Friends, Part 2
In Part 1, we discussed how important friendships are to children's development. Children learn valuable skills while interacting with other children. Many children who lack friends have serious problems...
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Children Without Friends, Part 1
"He is my very best friend because he tells me things and I tell him things. He shows me a basketball move and I show him too, and he never makes me sad." "Me and Diana can count...
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CTV's W-Five: Our Family Spoke Up
Theresa Vandyk, mother of a now 13 year old son, responded to W-Five's request at CPO to interview families who have experienced bullying at school. This is her story. On February 24th, 1998, W Five on CTV...
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Helping Children in Times of Crises - Bereavement
How you deal with children in a crisis will depend a lot on the specific circumstances, your child's age, needs, and ability to understand. But...
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Kicking The Computer Game Habit
Question:My child spends too much time playing computer and video games. He's so passionate about these games, that when I suggest he's overdoing it he gets angry with me. Am I wrong to try to curb this...
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Teaching Kids Responsibility
As the New Year begins it affords us the opportunity to start fresh with ideas and activities we hope will improve our lives. The same type of planning and stargazing works for children too, and what better...
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Discipline Mistakes
So you're trying to make your child quit bullying-or lying or cheating or defying you or "taking back"-and you're having little success. You've tried threatening, scolding and even begging, but nothing seems to...
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My Child, The Winner
The greatest gift we can give children is the knowledge that they can first rely on themselves for the answers to their problems. A child who develops an attitude which says, "I can probably find my own...
