My 6 year old is smart. Not brilliant, not a genius, but quick, bright, perceptive, sensitive, and intelligent. Her information retention is impressive, and her verbal skills often have people thinking that she’s a year or two older than she is. And I never, ever use the word smart in front of her if I …
We expect that as our kids grow older they will learn to clean up after themselves. So, how do I get my child to clean up? I enforce immaculate inculcation. The technique sounds more obscure than it actually is in practice. You’re probably using it already and don’t even know it. Although I have only …
A week ago, my son went with my mom to the mall, but not before he broke his coin bank. He wanted to buy a toy basketball hoop after the last one broke. Grandma told him she would buy it for him so he wouldn’t have to spend his savings. But she was surprised he …
