I spent the weekend immersed in my children’s sports: high school football,travel soccer and now my youngest wants to sign up for gymnastics. We were on the go continuously! Is all this really healthy? In my heart, I know that team sports are a wonderful gift to most children. The opportunity to learn to play […]
Perhaps it is because of my love for the relaxed pace of summer that I struggle to change gears this time of year. And perhaps it may be simply that I spent a lot of time in school learning to be a physician that I am more aware of what one “signs on” for in […]
“I believe the children are our future. Teach them well, and let them lead the way!” If you’re humming along with me you’ll definitely want to meet one of my heroes. This young man was born to do great things, and I’d love to introduce you … If there’s one thing I know for sure, […]
Report cards are an enigma to me now that I inhabit the adult sphere. I know there are numerous indicators of achievement in our adult lives, and we get ‘report cards’ of a different sort, but I am increasingly concerned about the way report cards affect children. Children start very early gathering markers of their performance: […]
Mr. Frazier was my 4th grade science teacher. I always meant to thank him for teaching me about DNA. As the school year winds down, this IS going somewhere for your child’s health and well being so Thank you, Mr. Frazier! You are one of my favorite school memories. You believed in our 4th grade class’s […]
The AAP recently sent me brochures about stress management for children. Oddly, I found that reading about stress management only makes my stress worse! Please accept my apologies for asking you to read about it, but then do read on… Personally, I don’t want to read about how to manage stress. I know that difficult […]