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By Tim Jahn, M.ED They make threats via instant messaging or create cruel Web pages targeting the geeks, loners and losers of the school. They take embarrassing photos with cell phones and circulate them on the Internet. They pretend to be someone else online, then use that identity to entrap someone or spread rumors. “They”…
By Tim Jahn, M.ED Sponsored by the Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood, “Screen-Free Week” is scheduled for May 5-11, 2014. If you feel that you or your family spend too much time in front of screens and not enough time talking, reading or getting outside, then here are some ideas to take back control. Establish screen-free…
By Nancy Olsen-Harbich, MA Loving Your Kids is Easy… Living with them can be Hard Work! They’re so funny, they’re so maddening. They’re creative, bright and… messy. In our day-to-day lives with our children, they evoke in us both our deepest love and, at times, our hottest anger. They bring out the best in…
By Tim Jahn, M.ED We’re raising a generation of “screenagers” from toddlers to adolescents who are growing up in a media-saturated environment with multiple, high speed platforms to access all kinds of audio, video and digital content. While technology and new media has increased worker and student productivity, raised global awareness and contributed to social…
By Nancy Olsen-Harbich, MA Once you are far enough into the school year, you will have a general idea of whether your child likes going to school and seems to be benefiting. Your greatest ally in ensuring that your child has a positive experience is your child’s teacher. It is never “interfering” to talk to…
By Dinah Torres Castro Snow days…what to do at home on a snow day? Out of the hundreds of things to do with your children on a miserable day you are probably not even considering…cooking. Cooking with your little ones can be quite the adventure. You don’t have to be very skilled or have fancy…
By Nancy Olsen-Harbich, MA Children who read succeed and reading readiness begins in the preschool years. Beginning literacy means helping young children enjoy books and use language expressively, not urging them to memorize the alphabet or recognize words. When young children derive pleasure from reading and storytelling and are immersed in language activities, they will…
By Dinah Torres Castro Suffolk County has the greatest number of grandparents responsible for their grandchildren in New York State, outside of New York City. For a variety of reasons (death of their child, imprisonment, medical or mental health problems, drug or alcohol abuse, military deployment or hard economic times) many senior citizens find themselves…
The College of Human Ecology at Cornell University publishes The Evidence-Based Living Blog and has published some excellent posts over the past few months with information you may find useful both at work and in your personal life including articles about how to avoid mosquitoes, the effectiveness of new medical treatments, gun violence and public…