Talking to your child about 9/11

With the 10 year anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, I'm sure there are many of us who are unsure if and/or how to talk to young children about that horrible day.  Here is a link to a great article about this from Scholastic:

Talking about 9/11

I hope some of you will find this helpful in any conversations you may have with your children.  :)

Have a great night!

Dr. Brad Schwall: Helicopter Parenting!

Please take a few minutes to read this short article by Dr. Brad Schwall:

I think the main points are that it is GOOD to be involved in your child's life and in their academic life.  The problem lies when parents try to protect their children from natural consequences instead of letting them learn lessons that will help them as they continue in their lives and enter "the real world."  Of course, it's natural to want to protect your children, but when we try to protect them from everything, we only do them a disservice by making them think the world will always alter itself to fit their needs and wants.  And we, as adults, KNOW that is not the case!  :)

Here is the article: 

http://momsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/09/whats-wrong-with-helicopter-pa.html



Have a super day!

Halloween Safety

Here is an article you might want to read about staying safe during Halloween activities.

Playing It Safe on Halloween

Welcome 3D--class of 2009-2010!

Dear Students and Parents,

We have sure gotten off to a great start this school year! I look forward to getting to know each and everyone of my students and what unique gifts they have to share with our class.

Please take the time to "subscribe to" or "follow" our class blog, as this will be one of our main forms of communication this year in 3D.

I am working on an instruction sheet on how to subscribe that I will send home soon.

Thanks so much for your support as we partner together this year to help your children succeed!

Check out these great articles/videos from Dr. Schwall over at Cool Kids Channel:

About fairness between siblings:
http://www.coolkidschannel.com/parentingtips/siblings_fairness

About classroom behavior:
http://www.coolkidschannel.com/parentingtips/classroom_behavior

Back to school crash course:
http://www.coolkidschannel.com/parentingtips/back-to-school-crash-course