Originally posted on my blog Reading is Elementary

http://readingiselementary.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-sheriff-in-town-idea-for-managing.html

One of my daily duties is supervising lunch for one of our grade-levels.  Earlier in the year, I must admit, I was at my wits-end trying to figure out how to turn what could potentially be a fairly chaotic, unstructured time into…

My son stayed home with me again today so that he could continue to heal and so that I could make sure that he was fever free before sending him back to daycare.  He acts like he is feeling much better today and his fever finally broke last night.  Thank goodness, I don’t like it when my baby doesn’t feel…

Well, it’s official. The plastic surgery phenomenon has arrived in our neighborhood.…

Originally posted on my blog, "Reading is Elementary"

http://readingiselementary.blogspot.com/2013/03/specific-questions-for-classroom.html

Yesterday, I discussed the importance of asking our students introspective questions when we are assisting them in correcting misbehavior.  Today, I would like to talk about 4 specific questions that you can use to improve the over-all…

Originally posted on my blog Reading is Elementary 

http://readingiselementary.blogspot.com/2013/02/xtranormal-behavior-xpectations.html

Xtranormal Behavior Xpectations

Hello Parents!

      Welcome to the Parenting with Personality Types Blog, the place to find out your children’s types, the good things about those types, and the challenges that parents face when the not-so-good side emerges. I am Selah Cambias, Certified Archetypal Consultant, mom of three energetic children, author of Family Types, A Guide to Better Parenting Using Personality Types, and developer of the Family Dynamics Parenting System™.

      My book, Family…

Kids....what will they do next??

Does your child constantly nag you for food? Does this happen only at particular times…or all of the time? Do you eventually give in due to exhaustion? Or perhaps a headache? What is his/her temperament like? Is he persistent in getting his way all of the time? If so, this is likely a power struggle…and not a hunger issue. Think about your child’s interactions with others. Do grandma and grandpa or the nanny spoil your child and always oblige him? If so, you may have a cute little “monster”…

Are you constantly frustrated because it seems like your child doesn't listen to your instructions at all?

Well, you're not alone! One of our biggest problems as parents is how to get our children to follow. And sadly, the easiest way to do that is by showing we're upset. 

But it doesn't always have to be that way. Let me show you with this simple, easy technique.…

While I'd rather have children reading or running outdoors, this may very well be the only time I will say this:

Video games are good for children.

Here's why: a recent study has shown that after playing only five games, children with high levels of anger had reduced anger scores.

Interesting, isn't it? To find out the rest of the story,…

Do you want your daily routines to run smoothly especially when your kids are involved?

Do you want to nag less and just have the kiddos do what they're supposed to?

Well then, you're in luck because there is a simple yet effective method you can use...

It's nothing revolutionary ,but I encourage you to use it more because not many people do.

To find out what it is...…

Do you find yourself repeating instructions several times before your child follows you?

Are you often engaged in a power struggle because the little one refuses to do as he is told?

Well then, I know how you feel.

Which is why you shoud definitely read this post because it will show you how to get your child to listen and follow you,…

Sometimes, it's really really hard to be the parent, especially when your kids do something so crazy, stupid that you want to giggle but know you shouldn't.  Take, for instance, the time when my son decided to reenact the lewd scene from "Brave" right in the middle of a baby shower we were…

So, I have to say this weekend, which I was dreading, turned out to have some really surprising high points.  Trinity and I took Tiara to Target and the market on Friday, two public places in one day, is really pushing it, and at both places, she actually walked, wasn’t in her wheelchair, and.....

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Here is just one of the many examples of how my husband gets his jollies from embarrassing the crap out of me when we're in the car.  Click over to my blog to see what he did THIS time:

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I haven't sounded off on the whole Karen Klein issue yet. You know her, she's the 68 year old bus monitor in New York who was mercilessly hazed by a bunch of punk little assholes 4 seventh graders, while at work.

She's had one child commit suicide. She has one grandchild with Down's Syndrome. She's a bus monitor. Seriously? It sounds like she's been dealt quite a hand in life. Are we really raising shit head children who think it's funny to make old people cry? I know, I've been known…