How can we get our kids to put down their phones...
03/08/2018 02:00:00 AM
when they see us on ours so often?
How do we teach our children to value face to face interaction with family and friends when technology seems to be getting in the way? The article below gives us some advice of places that we should avoid putting technology in order to create real time conversation.
A 2016 survey by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit...Read more...
Purim-Teaching Jewish Children To Be Courageous
03/01/2018 02:00:00 AM
The Purim story teaches us about having the courage to stand up for what we believe in and to do the right thing even if we are afraid. The article below gives us examples of how we as parents can teach our children today to show courage.
Purim: Teaching Jewish Children To Be Courageousauthor: Adina Soclof
We all love Purim, the megillah reading, the graggers, the mishloach manot, the candy, the costumes and the...Read more...
Purim Advice for Parents: Encouraging Kind Acts
02/21/2018 02:00:00 AM
How do we teach our children to be happy on Purim? How do we teach our children that having fun is still important in the midst of everything else? Read the article below to find out more.
Purim means much more than just fun and games. To demonstrate our gratefulness for surviving a near tragedy, we are to fulfill two mitzvoth on the Jewish holiday of Purim to help...Read more...
30 Questions to Ask Your Kid Instead of How Was Your Day?
02/15/2018 02:00:00 AM
Most days children come home from school and parents ask the same question, “how was your day?” or what did you do in class today?” The answer is usually the same " fine and nothing. As parents we want to know more but we don't always know what kind of questions to ask. Below is an article that gives some suggestions of questions to ask your child.
30 Questions to Ask Your KidInstead of “How Was Your...Read more...
Feeling Stressed by Other Parents?
02/08/2018 02:00:00 AM
Dr. Wendy Mogel Has Solutions
Interview by Susan Borison
It's not just teenagers who feel peer pressure"parents of teenagers feel stressed by other parents. Your Teen asked psychologist Wendy Mogel, Ph.D., bestselling author of The Blessings of a Skinned Knee, to help us understand what has changed about parenting teenagers....Read more...
Lessons Learned from a Tree House
02/01/2018 02:00:00 AM
"Silence is Golden," an ancient proverb, teaches us that sometimes simple messages can be heard without needing to be spoken. Read the article below about the lesson learned from building a tree house.
Lessons Learned from a Tree House By Sara LindbergIt started like most projects do " with extravagant ideas and sheer excitement.
The idea to create this masterpiece was hatched one summer night when the sun...Read more...
Teaching Students to Embrace Mistakes
01/25/2018 02:00:00 AM
As parents we do our best to teach our children right from wrong. But as we know our children still make mistakes. The ECLC is a place for our children to grow and to learn from their mistakes so that when they leave our school they are confident individuals who can make the best choices. Below is an article on how to teach students to embrace their mistakes.
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One Simple Question That Will Reset Your Kid's Bad Mood
01/18/2018 02:00:00 AM
Read the article below to learn how to best help your child reset their mood.
One Simple Question That Will Reset Your Kid's Bad Mood
Parenting tweens and teens can give you whiplash if you're not careful. It typically starts out a little like this:
Your kid tracks mud through the living room, and you snap. She hangs her head, and you're not proud of snapping at her. But you clean it up...Read more...Equality Is Not Enough: What the Classroom Has Taught Me About Justice
01/11/2018 02:00:00 AM
Equality Is Not Enough: What the Classroom Has Taught Me About Justice
Imagine this situation: A classroom of students is settling down to work on a writing task. All of a sudden, one student exclaims, “That's not fair! Why do they get to listen to the instructions on the headphones! I want to listen, too!”
This happens way more often than you think. Not because teachers are inherently unfair creatures...Read more...
Empathy Is Tough to Teach, But Is One of the Most Important Life Lessons
01/04/2018 02:00:00 AM
Our ECLC is a place of community. We teach students about kindness, and how one's behavior and actions affect others. The article below discusses the importance of empathy and how as parents and teachers it is our job to teach this to our children.
Empathy Is Tough to Teach, But Is One of the Most Important
Life Lessons
Dr. Brené Brown has become famous for her speaking and writing about vulnerability,...Read more...
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