How can I teach my child resilience when I’m too nervous to let her go?

Dec 10, 2019

The Guardian – Staff Writer

Sometimes when fear starts pacing around us we let it eat a little of our lives. We give it what we think it wants, like it’s hungry and this will make it hush: I’ll get up to check the baby one more time, I’ll ring the doctor to make sure, I’ll google symptoms just this once. It takes many people a lot longer than it’s taken you to realise that sometimes the more you try to sate a fear the more of you it wants to eat.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/dec/11/how-can-i-teach-my-child-resilience-when-im-too-nervous-to-let-her-go

A mobile phone for Christmas doesn’t mean less family time for teenagers

Dec 10, 2019

The Conversation – Genavee Brown

Phones, tablets and laptops are usually at the top of many teenage wish lists at Christmas. But parents often worry that giving their children a mobile phone might mean they never see them again. Will they stay locked away in their room for the whole Christmas break? It turns out that might not be such a bad thing. In a recent study, we found that talking online and texting actually strengthened friendships more than just spending time in each other’s company. Rather than neglecting relationships and encouraging insularity, having a phone meant that young people were more likely to feel connected to their friends and closer to their family.

https://theconversation.com/a-mobile-phone-for-christmas-doesnt-mean-less-family-time-for-teenagers-128081

Why Your Child’s ADHD Outbursts Are So Explosive — and Isolating

Dec 9, 2019

ADDitude – Paula Schuck

She wakes up screaming again. It’s the fifth, or sixth, time this week. I’ve lost count. My youngest daughter objects loudly to many transitions, but the most scream-inducing of all is getting out of bed. Going to sleep can end similarly in explosive, angry outbursts of loud demands: “Shut up!” or “Whatever.” Sometimes it’s a simply put, “Stop talking.” Shouting is our morning routine and sometimes our night routine, too. We’ve tried many different tactics: talking quietly, whispering, ignoring, imposing consequences, switching off wi-fi but it still often ends and begins with screaming. Her explosive behavior is something we suffer through daily at home, and sometimes it leaks out at school, too.

https://www.additudemag.com/outbursts-in-adhd-children/