In just 2 weeks A+ Solutions and Parentingsimply.com (now a member of the A+ Solution family) are hosting our most exciting webinar yet. There is a huge buzz surrounding this topic: Brochie Weinberg MS, LPCC: Surviving Social Situations: Helping Your Pre-Teen and Teen Daughters Come Out Stronger We know that the pre-teen and teen years […]
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The other day, it was time for my daughter to go to bed. She loves to ice skate and she was watching the Olympics figure skating and did not want to stop. She asked, “Mom, can I take the laptop into my room and finish watching it?” She knows that is totally against my rules. […]
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Last night I partnered with Courtney Evenchik to run a 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. The topic was “How To Manage Your Pre-school Student’s Negative Feelings.” We discussed how: Pre-schoolers get upset about […]
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A+ Solutions is excited to announce our next presentation with Brochie Weinberg MS, LPCC Her topic: Why Do Our Children Worry So Much: Helping Children Work Through Their Anxiety This is such an important issue. Our children seem more worried and anxious then ever. Younger kids are worried when you leave them, they are scared […]
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In our last post we spoke about all the things we need to do as Moms and how we need teach our kids help us out at home. We continued by saying: “That is all well and fine. We would love to have our kids help out. The problem is that when we ask them […]
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As a Mom, I find that there is usually not enough time in the day to do the things that need to get done. Cooking, cleaning, shopping, carpooling to school and shuttling to afterschool activities can be overwhelming. But if we have kids we have built in helpers and it is beneficial to all if […]
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It can be difficult for parents when they are told that their child is falling behind in school. Getting reports of a child’s lack of motivation, interest or even defiance in the classroom can be frustrating. However, parents should not despair. There could be perfectly good reasons for children’s behavior and there is help available. […]
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11:45 am on a Snow Day: I am sitting in my family room cuddled on the couch wrapped in my favorite fleece blanket and my kids are fighting in the next room. This is what I hear: “Please close the flappy parts of your face!” “Please don’t talk to me that!” There are so many […]
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Click here to sign up: Surviving Social Situations: Helping Your Pre-Teen And Teenage Daughter Come Out Stronger
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Since November we have been discussing the processes of Executive Functions and how difficulties in these areas impacts children and the adults who care for them. In the past few weeks we have spoken about how help children manage their difficulties in the area of Executive Functions. We spoke about giving children choices, some control, […]
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It looks like everyone wants the Vegetable Bean Soup recipe that I tried yesterday. By the way, we had it last night for dinner. It was delicious! Everyone except one child ate it. That to me is a success. Here it is: 2 Onions diced 2 Cloves of Garlic 2 Carrots cut up in circles […]
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Part of my new job as the Director of Parent Outreach at A+ Solutions is to develop educational and informational webinars for parents and professionals. A+ Solutions has many fabulous professionals working for them. One of their counselors is Amy Burzinski, LISW-S, LCSW-C . You might remember her because she was a presenter for Parenting […]
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Since November we have been discussing the processes of Executive Functions and how difficulties in these areas impacts children and the adults who care for them. In the past few weeks we have spoken about how help children manage their difficulties in the area of Executive Functions. We spoke about giving children choices, some control, […]
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Since November we have been discussing the processes of Executive Functions and how difficulties in these areas impacts children and the adults who care for them. In the past few weeks we have spoken about how help children manage their difficulties in the area of Executive Functions. We spoke about giving children choices, some control, […]
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Since November we have been discussing the processes of Executive Functions and how difficulties in these areas impacts children and the adults who care for them. In the past few weeks we have spoken about how help children manage their difficulties in the area of Executive Functions. We spoke about giving children choices, some control, […]
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365grateful.com from hailey bartholomew on Vimeo. Last week I posted this video. It really captured my imagination. Being grateful for the little things in life is a sure way to feel authentically happy. It has been scientifically proven that keeping a journal of those things can keep you upbeat and joyful, a natural mood booster. […]
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Since November we have been discussing the processes of Executive Functions and how difficulties in these areas impacts children and the adults who care for them. In the past few weeks we have spoken about how help children manage their difficulties in the area of Executive Functions. We spoke about giving children choices, some control […]
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I started off Parentingsimply.com with the intention of facilitating my already successful parenting classes on the web and via teleconference. I never expected that I would take to the writing and enjoy the world of Mommy blogging so much. It has opened up a whole new world for me. I have learned so much from […]
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I happened upon this website. What a beautiful and simple way to appreciate what you have and enjoy life! Educators, how can we adapt this project for kids? I think I have a few ideas but I want to hear from you! In the meantime enjoy the video!
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Since November we have been discussing the processes of Executive Functions and how difficulties in these areas impacts children and the adults who care for them. Last week we started our discussion on how help children manage their difficulties in the area of Executive Functions. We spoke about giving children choices and some control. Here […]
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