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GOOD BYE SUMMER
I always feel a little melancholic when September comes around. It signals changes - summer turning into fall, the end of days spent at the beach, a certain loss of freedom. September is a time for transition and transitions can be difficult. But, then again, we've been through a lot of transitions in 2020. Nothing is quite the same. As I troll through Facebook, the lack of the first day of school pictures is glaring - I miss the captured moments -students looking fresh, brig
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BEST YEAR EVER
Today was back to school for most students in NYC. As I troll through Facebook (after being away from it for a week), I smile at all the first day of school pictures - students looking fresh, bright-eyed, and bushy tailed with happy faces (mostly) holding signs that say "the first day of (insert appropriate grade)." There are many memes of happy parents doing their happy dances, others sending their babies off with tissues in hand with a small amount of regret and a big dose
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YO YO SELF-ESTEEM (PART 2)
Last week, I posed the question, "Does your child have yo-yo self-esteem?" Yo-yo self-esteem occurs when children’s self esteem rises and falls with the ups and downs of their lives (i.e. how they did in school, played in their soccer game, etc.). We talked about how important it is for children to base their self-esteem on who they are and not on what is happening outside of them so that their self-esteem remains intact no matter what is going on in their lives. I promised s
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Teach Your Children to be
Their Own BFF
Teach Your Children to be Their Own BFF! There’s nothing like best friends – they can make you feel great because they see the best in you. Wouldn’t it be great if your BFF (best friend forever) was always with you! Well that can happen…when you become your own BFF! Now this might sound a little silly but please hear me out. Teaching your kids to become their own BFF can be one of the most important skills you ever teach them. The key to teaching your kids how to be their ow
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