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Charlene Margot, MA
- Oct 31, 2020
- 5 min
My Mom Loved to Play, and Here’s Why You Should Too
by Charlene Margot ---And why we still miss her so much, even after 46 years. Charlene and Virginia Scholtes, c. 1960 My mother was an...
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Adina Glickman
- Jul 18, 2020
- 4 min
3 Ways Parent Can Help Their Overwhelmed (College) Student
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Adina Glickman: Academic Coaching. She ran Stanford’s academic coaching program for 15 years.
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Bev Hartman, M.A.
- May 31, 2020
- 4 min
Telling Family Stories Matters
Bev Hartman, M.A. Once upon a time... If you don’t recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them...
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Charlene Margot, MA
- May 31, 2020
- 5 min
What “Quaranteengers” Can Teach Us
Charlene Margot, M.A. Many tweens and teens are responding to shelter-in-place with creativity, resilience, and optimism for the future....
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Charlene Margot, MA
- May 31, 2020
- 5 min
Self-Compassion is Not Just for Everybody Else
Charlene Margot, M.A. Remember to extend the same kindness to yourself as you would to your kids, family, friends, and colleagues. Photo...
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Charlene Margot, MA
- May 31, 2020
- 3 min
Two and Two is Three
Charlene Margot, M.A. And other life lessons my mother taught me (applicable to COVID-19) While the tag line above gives credit to my...
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Charlene Margot, MA
- May 31, 2020
- 3 min
What is “Shelter-in-Place” Parenting?
Charlene Margot, M.A. And how will Silicon Valley families adjust to life under the coronavirus quarantine? Unless you’ve been under a...
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Charlene Margot, MA
- May 31, 2020
- 4 min
How is My Newborn Going to College?
Charlene Margot, M.A. One minute they’re born, and a few minutes later you’re waving goodbye. Photo by Christian Bowen on Unsplash I...
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Charlene Margot, MA
- May 31, 2020
- 4 min
Hurried Children Have No Place to Go
Charlene Margot, M.A. From the beginning of time, we’ve tried to rush our kids…but to what end? Photo by Oleg Larkin on Unsplash. While...
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Charlene Margot, MA
- May 31, 2020
- 4 min
Make Sure Your Child Has a Handful of Pebbles
Charlene Margot, M.A. Play may be a child’s work, but teenagers need time to explore as well In an incredible stroke of luck, I landed my...
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Charlene Margot, MA
- May 31, 2020
- 3 min
Helicopter Parenting is a Luxury
Charlene Margot, M.A. Losing my mom as a teenager changed the way I raised my kids Photo by Ian Baldwin on Unsplash I don’t remember much...
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Charlene Margot, MA
- May 31, 2020
- 2 min
When Your Kids Start Giving You Advice
Charlene Margot, M.A. If you’ve raised your children well, there comes a moment when they start giving you advice. Not just the “you...
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Bev Hartman, M.A.
- May 31, 2020
- 5 min
AIM for Better Communication
Bev Hartman, M.A. Why Attention, Intention, and Message can improve the quality of interactions--- On our journey, there will be gaps...
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Charlene Margot, MA
- May 31, 2020
- 3 min
Why Are We Hurrying Our Kids?
Charlene Margot, M.A. “The concept of childhood, so vital to the traditional American way of life, is threatened with extinction in the...
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