by Richard A. Hendricks | May 30, 2020 | Health News
Once those children try to play with her sons, Miller takes them inside, where they sometimes stand at the window, watching as other kids have playdates. These kids aren’t wearing masks, and they’re often tossing a football or not staying 6 feet apart. That puts parents in a tricky place, having to balance what feels […]
by Richard A. Hendricks | May 28, 2020 | Health News
Eat dessert. Get a toy. Go out and play. Or just excuse yourself and get away from these horrific adults talking about their boring jobs. Bribing kids to finish all of their lima beans and broccoli is a parenting crutch with deep roots. What many don’t know,...
by Richard A. Hendricks | May 27, 2020 | Health News
It was a compromise that worked for our family. My 7-year-old had a chance to dig in to his favorite games, and we parents felt like we were putting reasonable limits on an activity about which we were somewhat ambivalent. But now he’s playing them daily — and I...
by Richard A. Hendricks | May 23, 2020 | Health News
It means parents who are likely ill-equipped are dealing with learning and behavioral differences that their children’s school professionals may have been trained to manage. As the school year comes to an end for many students around the world, there are lessons...
by Richard A. Hendricks | May 22, 2020 | Health News
The calendar is littered with canceled vacations and summer camps, shuttered pools and playgrounds, spots in our calendars meant to be spent with friends and loved ones. The summer weeks ahead are filled with … nothing. (For some, nothing but work.) Adults, kids...
