Promoting Positive Social Skills in children sounds like a great idea but how can we accomplish it? I am sure we can all identify with how tough it is to manage awkward social situation as adults and that we all squirm when we remember some cringeworthy, foot in the mouth experiences from our childhood. But, […]
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Courtney Evenchik’s talk is coming up. Just 2 weeks away. Make sure to reserve a seat. Spaces are filling up fast: A+ Solutions is pleased to invite you to an evening with Courtney Evenchik, MA, NCSP Monday evening, May 12 7:30-8:30pm How to Promote Positive Social Skills in Your Child with Learning Differences Location: Lee […]
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Often times after their child has been diagnosed with a learning disability, parents have a hard time breaking the news to their children. They feel like children will feel stupid, angry or different then their peers. But children often sense that something is up anyway. They appreciate having their differences explained to them in kind […]
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I have spent the past few months writing a course for PDR resources, a nonprofit educational corporation that provides health care professionals with accredited continuing education credits. Ever since I read the book “The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee” by Wendy Mogel, I have been interested in the topic of building resilience in kids. There […]
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Come and Join Us: A+ Solutions is pleased to invite you to an evening with Courtney Evenchik, MA, NCSP Monday evening, May 12 7:30-8:30pm How to Promote Positive Social Skills in Your Child with Learning Differences Location: Lee Road Library 2345 Lee Road Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 Ever wondered why some kids have a hard […]
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Do you ever notice your child hanging back in social situations? Perhaps they are extra clingy when you are all meeting new people or they refuse to leave your side when you drop them off that first day of school. Are they able to rush into that new playground that just opened or do they […]
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Our latest program! You can use this link to sign up! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-promote-positive-social-skills-in-your-child-with-learning-differences-tickets-11139872659
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The other day I started to answer the following question from one tired Mom: Dear Adina, I have a 2.5 year old and a 7 month old. In a nutshell, it’s like my parenting has gone down the drain as far as my toddler is concerned. If I may say so myself, I used to […]
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A+ Solutions is pleased to invite you to an evening with Courtney Evenchik, MA, NCSP Monday evening, May 12 7:30-8:30pm How to Promote Positive Social Skills in Your Child with Learning Differences Location: Lee Road Library 2345 Lee Road Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 You will: Learn why struggling learners often more at-risk for being bullied […]
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Dear Adina, I have a 2.5 year old and a 7 month old. In a nutshell, it’s like my parenting has gone down the drain as far as my toddler is concerned. If I may say so myself, I used to be a really great mom. I tried REALLY hard. All was good for the […]
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Dear Adina, We are in the midst of basketball season, and this is my question: How do you handle when your son’s team has lost ALL the games, so he refuses to go to basketball? I don’t know what to do. On one hand, I want him to feel some kind of commitment to the […]
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Parents are always wondering how to teach good values to their children. In an older post we discussed this very topic. We noted that somehow we feel that the best way to teach our kids is through lecturing and admonishments or we sometimes even deride their choices to get our point across. For example: When […]
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Social pressures are real for pre-teens and teenage girls. Learn simple ways to help your daughter navigate friendships, conflict, and social situations with resilience.
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Last night we had a great class. This story from “How To Talk So Kids Will Learn” by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, is what inspired my lecture last night. Read on and let me know what you think! “Paul wasn’t a great student. He believed in doing the least he could in the shortest […]
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Whenever my kids dig their heels in about a change in plans, I try to encourage them by saying, “I know it’s upsetting that we are not going to be able to go for pizza tonight. The problem is that Daddy has a meeting and I need to pick up Sara from the airport. I […]
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Last night Courtney Evenchik and I ran our fourth and last workshop based on the book, “How to Talk So Kids Can Learn” by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, for teachers at a local pre-school in Cleveland. We covered 2 different topics, Separation Anxiety: Helping Children Separate From Their Parents and Freeing Children From Roles. In the […]
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Sign up here for our new class: Teaching Resilience: Helping Kids Take Responsibility For Their Schoolwork
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Dear Adina, I know you have been talking a lot about girl’s self-esteem but what about boys? I need some help boosting my 7 year old son self-image. He seems very down on himself. I tell him that he is a great kid, and how much I love him but that does not seem to […]
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As I have mentioned in earlier posts , I am really enjoying the book, “The Optimistic Child” by Martin Seligman. In it he states that children often engage in catastrophic thinking: “Sara did not sit next to me at lunch! She hates me.” According to Seligman, teaching children to decatastrophize is one of the most […]
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Last night Courtney Evenchik and I ran our second workshop in the series based on the book, “How to Talk So Kids Can Learn” by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, for teachers at a local pre-school in Cleveland. The topic was “Praise That Does Not Demean, Criticism That Doesn’t Wound” In the first week of the workshop we […]
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