Ground Control Parenting
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And That’s A Wrap! What Season 8 Taught Us About Raising Our Children (opens the original)
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Happy Fall! I hope your family is settling into its back-to-school rhythm. If you haven’t met this year’s teachers yet, now is a good time. Let them see your faces and know you plan to be their partners in helping your children thrive.This week brings our final episode of the season: Season 8 Wrap-Up: What We Learned. Here I take a quick look back at this season and highlight some of the great moments. There were so man
The Magic of The Golden Hoops (opens the original)
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I have worn my favorite gold hoop earrings for decades. As soon as I put them on, I feel cool, calm, and collected. I’m ready. Until I read Jen Hayes Lee’s children’s book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Hoops-Jen-Hayes-Lee/dp/0063326752/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3V6LMKOSV510H&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6C0aqaBg2jTRx_HLuBE3MJYDt0wKCab4EdSoYKxAhF3bFH7nyZUR7W2_0CeL79Efug-POZ-l-05Rel4Y5tLRvbEXH3jBo09c24AVBOkuZ8rq_DDq4pysr8Tl-tIB4s6_6FhVR-e2Yn9QMUJjqOCHwFIQFUq5GpdUp0J-28eL_k5O8QmYI39N9e57tOmlzKwIxGCjDf5n372yAGs
The Freedom to Fail (opens the original)
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No matter how many years it’s been since any of my kids headed off to school in September, this month still gives me a strong back-to-school vibe. September brings the promise of new beginnings, new things to learn, new experiences and adventures. For kids and for parents. However good the summer was, I am always eager to begin a “new year” in September.For those of you whose kids are back in school, I hope they’ve had a good start and that you’re settling into the new schedule. And if your litt
GCP BookTalk: When Does Guidance Become Control? (opens the original)
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As we wind down the last days of summer, I hope those of you who are still on vacation are getting in rest and recharging. And if school has already started where you are, I hope everyone is off to a great start! Remember, these early days are a good time to show up, meet the teachers and begin building that important parent-teacher alliance. We all need to be on the same team when it comes to helping our children succeed.Now, on to this week’s GCP BookTalk and a parenting dil
Inside the Ground Control Parenting Shower (opens the original)
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Last week I promised to take you behind the scenes of the Ground Control Parenting Shower, so here we go!When I first started thinking about the Shower, I knew I didn’t want to create an event where parents came, sat down, and listened to people talk at them. I wanted parents to participate. I wanted them to learn something, meet someone, laugh, leave with something useful and, most of all, feel celebrated.That became the blueprint for the afternoon.The first question was what we should actually
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