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Current Issue: September, 2013
September 5, 2013 By
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The Bittersweet March into September
August 30, 2013 By
by Michelle X. Curran The other day I was on the phone with my mother. My husband was out and I had just given my toddler a bath. She was standing in her bedroom, a towel draped around her little shoulders, her gorgeous, curly hair dripping water onto the rug. She was giggling and wiggling away from me as I tried to wrestle a diaper onto her bare bottom, her pudgy feet moving in place as I hugged her close around her belly, breathing in her freshly-washed baby skin. My two boys were … [Read more...]
Cinderella!
August 16, 2013 By
Enter to win tickets to Boston Ballet's Cinderella! Deadline: February 23 Performances: March 13-March 23 All prizes are awarded courtesy of North Shore Children & Families, and in partnership with select sponsors. Please – only one entry per family. Several winners will be selected. Your entry gives us permission to publish your name in a future issue. … [Read more...]
Why Punishment Doesn’t Work (And What Does)
August 15, 2013 By
You are driving on the highway. You are going a bit over the speed limit. (Okay, maybe more than just a bit…). In front of you, you see a police cruiser on the side of the road. Your heart jumps a bit. Your foot touches the breaks and you slow down. You pass the police officer unscathed. Whew! You feel grateful, and just a little bit afraid of what could have been. So you start driving more slowly. For about a minute and a half that is. Okay, let’s change the scenario. Same … [Read more...]
Help Your Child Deal with Bullies
August 9, 2013 By
by Kate Roberts, Ph.D. Although bullying has existed for centuries, today it seems more prevalent than ever before. According to the latest data samples (2010) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 29 percent of children are bullied. This includes face-to-face bullying, as well as cyber-bullying. Bullying is defined as a form of intimidation or an attempt to have power over someone who is perceived as weaker. There are two types of bullying. Physical aggression or … [Read more...]
Why Reading Really Matters
August 1, 2013 By
by Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D. North Shore mom, Brooke Carnap, was shocked when her daughter, Mattie, came home with a grade of 59 on her 6th grade Social Studies test. “But I know Mattie studied. I saw her reading her textbook and looking over her notes. I can’t understand why she wasn’t ready for the test. In elementary school, Mattie was considered a good reader. In middle school, her grades are slipping and it’s hard to figure out why.” Does your child know how to read? What a stupid … [Read more...]
Enter Our Facebook Halloween Costume Contest!
June 4, 2013 By
North Shore Children & Families invites you to enter our Facebook Halloween Costume Contest! Win Tickets to: Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker or A Christmas Story -- The Musical Contest Deadline is November 10th! "Like" our Facebook page and post a photo of your child (or yourself) in your Halloween costume at www.facebook.com/NorthShoreFamilies. We'll pick an adult winner and a child winner. All prizes are awarded courtesy of North Shore Children & Families, and in … [Read more...]
Making Learning Fun
March 28, 2013 By
by Michael F. Mascolo, PhD There have been some interesting Op-Ed pieces in the New York Times recently about the process of learning. Here are two opposing positions on our recent penchant for “making learning fun”. In Building Self-Control, The American Way (New York Times, February 17, 2013), Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang respond to recent books that offer a critique of American styles of teaching, learning and parenting. For example, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (Chau, 2011) provided an … [Read more...]
