I’ve rounded up my favorite blog posts on parenting this month — just in time for back-to-school.
As we move towards the end of the summer, it’s a great time to have new ideas and inspiration for the academic year ahead.
I hope that you find inspiration among these thoughtful pieces to make the coming school year healthier and happier for you and your family… just be sure to tell me what you learned from these posts in the comments below:
Social Anxiety in Children: The 3 C’s to Growth
Rick Ackerly
by Rick Ackerly
geniusinchildren.org · @RickAckerly
I love this article by Rick Ackerly.
Both insightful and inspiring, it goes beyond the subject of social anxiety in kids and helps us see all kids and their challenging behaviors in a new and promising light.
My favorite quote from his article is:
Click here to tweet Rick Ackerly and let him know that I featured his work in this parenting roundup post.Click To Tweet“Measuring up doesn’t make us happy; making a difference does.”
Brain, Heart Matters: Understanding Your Brain to Change Your Boundaries
Dr. Earl Henslin
by Dr. Earl Henslin
We all know that we need to manage our emotions. In this article by Dr. Henslin, we get a highly reinforcing physiological explanation for what’s going on and why not participating in emotionally charged conversations is so important.
He’s an excellent writer and I got a lot out of it.
Click here to tweet Dr. Earl Henslin and let him know that I featured his work in this parenting roundup post.Click To TweetLoneliness Is Merely An Attitude You Can Abolish Today!
Dr. Michael Broder
by Dr. Michael Broder
drmichaelbroder.com · @DrMichaelBroder
I sometimes wonder if the kids we are raising in our always-connected world will ever know how to spend alone time with themselves.
Dr. Broder offers an important perspective on why alone time is important to us, how to change our attitudes towards it, and how to embrace it. I found it inspiring and reading this post helped me commit to setting better limits for myself.
Click here to tweet Dr. Michael Broder and let him know that I featured his work in this parenting roundup post.Click To Tweet10 Ways To Help You And Your Child Get Emotionally Ready For College
Dr. Margaret Rutherford
by Dr. Margaret Rutherford
drmargaretrutherford.com · @doctor_margaret
Dr. Rutherford offers this very timely piece for those of us sending our teenagers off to college.
Her 10 points are right on the money and may just inspire you to have faith in yourself and your college-bound teenager.
Click here to tweet Dr. Margaret Rutherford and let her know that I featured her work in this parenting roundup post.Click To TweetThe Expectation Gap
Dr. Deborah Gilboa
by Dr. Deborah Gilboa
The title of this Ted Talk — The Expectation Gap — presented by Deborah Gilboa doesn’t do it justice.
Dr. Gilboa is a fabulous speaker who presents a game-changing view of raising teenagers. I loved it and it is more than worth the 15 or so minutes to take it in.
Click here to tweet Dr. Deborah Gilboa and let her know that I featured her work in this parenting roundup post.Click To Tweet5 Simple Ways You Can Turn Around a Bad Mood Fast
Amy Morin
by Amy Morin
amymorinlcsw.com · @AmyMorinLCSW
This post by best selling author Amy Morin offers five easy to apply skills for turning around a bad mood. Given that our moods are so integral to our lives and ultimately to our happiness, managing bad moods will make a big difference to how we live our lives.
These five skills are a great reminder for parents and good stuff for coaching our inherently moody kids.
Click here to tweet Amy Morin and let her know that I featured her work in this parenting roundup post.Click To TweetGot a High School Senior? 6 Smart Ideas for Parenting Senior Year
Susan Borison
by Susan Borison
yourteenmag.com · @SusanBorison
Adolescents in different stages of development require different parenting approaches. In this post, Susan Borison has seven parenting experts offer advice for parenting your high school senior.
In some areas they all agree, and in other ways they offer unique perspectives that I found helpful.
Click here to tweet Susan Borison and let her know that I featured her work in this parenting roundup post.Click To Tweet7 Strategies to Address ADHD
Dr. Mark Hyman
by Dr. Mark Hyman
This blog post about the importance of an anti-inflammatory diet in treating ADHD is close to my heart. When I went on an anti-inflammatory diet 12 years ago, my energy went way up and my weight went down.
Real solutions to real problems without medications to fix the effects of medications.
Click here to tweet Dr. Mark Hyman and let him know that I featured his work in this parenting roundup post.Click To TweetWhat The Olympic Games Can Teach Kids About Winning And Losing
April Scott-Clarke
by April Scott-Clarke
ascottclarkemedia.com · @AScott_Clarke
In this timely article, April Scott-Clark uses the Olympics as a discussion point for talking about kids and competition.
Often a murky subject, her article provides some excellent focus and lessons to bring to our kids.
Click here to tweet April Scott-Clarke and let her know that I featured her work in this parenting roundup post.Click To TweetWell, what did you think?
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— Neil