Tweens & Teens
Got smarts? How about heart?
A popular parenting magazine recently had a little boy on the cover dressed like Steve Jobs in a black turtleneck, wire rim glasses and his hand posed beneath his chin. Cute. Very cute. The cover story was on how to raise genius children. Who wouldn’t want to be the parent of a genius like Steve [...]
Brain Teasers
If you want to test your logic skills and have fun, then this is the right place! You can tackle some of our favorite fun brain teasers at Brainden.com. The puzzles are sorted by category. LearningRx is a fan of anything that will challenge and strengthen your brain. So if you or your kids have [...]
Drama, drama, drama…
Q: Our oldest son, age 8, has recently started saying that he has no friends, no one likes him, he’s no good at anything, and so on. None of this is true, mind you. He’s a good kid who does well in school. We are at a loss as to where this is coming from. [...]
Unmasking Attention Difficulties
Read: Unmasking Attention Difficulties Often, symptoms of attention or learning deficits are misunderstood for laziness, lack of motivation, or limited intelligence. Memorization is excessively difficult for ADHD students. Many feel inadequate or dumb, avoid homework, need several reminders to get started, and lose motivation through frustration—but they are neither dumb nor lazy. They most likely [...]
The Mom Is The Message
Moms are sneaky. Sure, we have a reputation for being incessant nags, but we do some of our best work in secret. We put applesauce in the brownies to make them healthier; carrots in the cake; cauliflower in the mashed potatoes; yogurt in the smoothie. Kids never know what we will be up to next. [...]
One Mom-Bloggers Testimony on Brain Training
Read: Part 1: “I Love You Guys” One Mom-Blogger Describes How Brain Training Is Changing Life For Her Kids “Last year was a tough year,” Julie Worthy writes in her blog. So begins this mom-blogger’s story of embarking on what she calls an “amazing journey” to find help for her son, recently diagnosed with ADHD. [...]
Mother of Confusion: New Moon Girls is a magazine by girls, for girls
Girl power! We’re used to hearing the term now, more than a decade after the Spice Girls made it popular, and are seeing more opportunities and support available for girls transitioning into womanhood. But what was available for girl empowerment before those words and ideology became an influence on society? Not much. Which is exactly [...]
Living with Children
At an online source of parenting advice, a mother recently asked a female marriage and family therapist how to handle her eighth-grade daughter’s announcement that she and her ninth-grade boyfriend have decided to “prove their love” by having sex. The mother says, “I don’t think she’s ready to have sex with this boy.” Did you [...]
Chronic pain is common child complaint, study finds
Chronic pain is usually thought of as a problem affecting adults. But a new study shows that chronic pain is also highly prevalent in children and that more kids today suffer from pain compared to two decades ago. Researchers in Nova Scotia analyzed data from 41 studies on pain in children published since 1991, which [...]
Do parents need to stop the gossip mill?
Your daughter and her friends spend a lot of time gossiping about their classmates. Should you cut in? Parent advice (from our panel of staff contributors): Unless there’s a whiff of vitriol or “mean girl” attitude, I would let it go. Harmless gossip is the currency of inclusiveness among tweens and teens. If I overheard [...]
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