Guest Blogger
Laura Gauld
Laura Gauld is the award-winning co-author of the book The Biggest Job We'll Ever Have
Her three decades as an educator at Hyde Schools have provided her the opportunity to work with parents and their children who seek guidance and support for raising strong families of character.
For more information about Laura Gauld’s parenting and teen workshops (The Biggest Job Workshops), log on to Hyde.edu or GreatParenting101.com.
Here is the link to the workshop: http://www.hyde.edu/2011/01/17/events/parenting-workshop-4/
Here are some videos of Laura and Malcolm: http://vimeo.com/album/102852
The Cheating Crisis in our Schools
Most American students cheat. In nationwide surveys on college campuses, about seven in ten students admitted to some cheating. Three in five high school students admitted that they had cheated on an exam, and more than four in five admitted copying another student’s homework in the past 12 months.
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Measuring success in School – What is the True Indicator?
When trying to assess our children’s adjustment to and experience of school, we typically turn to the obvious indicators — grades, participation in extra-curricular activities, social involvement, moods — and these are all pertinent.
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Peer Support Can Prevent Bullying
For at least three different families whose lives were irreversibly changed by the suicides of their young sons, last April was a tragic month in this country that starkly illustrated the dangerous consequences of an act that goes on at our schools, in our homes, and on the internet: bullying.
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The College Waiting Game
Parents can help their teenagers through the oftentimes stressful waiting game of college acceptance. How? Here’s how parents can help their college-bound children understand that a rejection is not personal and not a judgment on their character or abilities.
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Understand your Job as Parent
Adolescence is a time when kids can be off-track. Moods swing in all directions, experimentation and rebellion against authority are commonplace, and kids are often misdirected, misguided, and believe they have all of the answers.
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