by Ellen Cogan | Dec 11, 2023 | Children and families
When I’m upset, I’m NOT all right! Telling me I’m all right is not good for several reasons: It shows me that you don’t believe me It shows me that you don’t value my feelings It’s not true. I am not all right and you are telling me I am all right. – You are...
by Ellen Cogan | Oct 26, 2023 | Children and families
Is your child excited about going back after having been away from the program for a long time? Is the child somewhat fearful? Is the child wondering if the people will remember her, if her friends will be there, if her teacher/s will be the same, if they will still...
by Ellen Cogan | Oct 26, 2023 | Children and families
This week, we’ve changed the clocks and everybody’s body clock will take about a week to get used to the new time. Adults and children find this week difficult. On top of this, we have an emotional election going on and most adults are concerned, whatever...
by Ellen Cogan | Oct 26, 2023 | Children and families
When my children were small and medium sized, I was too often home with them during bouts of childhood illnesses. “Boring” was not a word I liked to hear. So I tried all sorts of silly things to keep them interested. One of their favorites was living room picnics. ...
by Ellen Cogan | Oct 26, 2023 | Children and families
Now that nearly all children are at home, there are hundreds of pages of worksheets for parents to download. Many are for teachers to assign. They do keep the kids busy for a while and it looks like the kids are learning something. But most of the...
by Ellen Cogan | Oct 26, 2023 | Children and families
When my 4 kids were young, there were weeks at a time when we were stuck in the house together because of various illnesses including chicken pox (What a horrid winter!) There was no internet then, and appropriate TV was very limited. So I learned new...
