Patrick Markey knows video games. He grew up in the mid-1980s, during what he calls “the Golden Era of video games, when arcades were everywhere.” Today, he’s a gamer, parent and psychologist who has spent the last 10 years researching the effects of video games. He’s
Bringing up a child properly is no easy task. Not only do you have to look after them but you have to teach them to look after themselves. When it comes to education, of course, the task can become even trickier. If you have a
When my friend and colleague Janet Allison of Boys Alive! asked me to share the realities of parenting tween boys during this months’ Boy Talk, I jumped at the chance. Little did I know how real this conversation was going to be! Check it out: Want
Money is pretty irresistible to kids, and managing it is, of course, a crucial life skill. Not surprisingly, then, it’s a standard part of most first grade curricula, and teachers help kids gain familiarity with it in all sorts of creative ways. Here’s an irresistible
Got a son between the ages of 10 and 14? Listen up. Some big changes are headed your way. Big physical, psychological and social changes that can be jarring and scary — for you and your son. I’m not going to sugarcoat things here: parenting
Mere hours after my oldest son left, his brothers had dismantled his bed, carried the cedar chest up to the attic, un-stacked the bunk beds and moved one of the formerly-bunked beds into what was quickly becoming my oldest son’s former bedroom. My son attends
“Schools are really geared toward girls and they don’t know how to manage boy energy. Where is the safe place for a boy to share his feelings when he’s pulling away from both parents? — Patrina Mack, “boy-mom” and founder of K’Bro When I read
Our anti-bullying programs aren’t working. Kids continue to be bullied in school and elsewhere, and ignoring it or walking away often makes it worse. The boys I see in my practice who are bullied tell me, “I just deal with it. There’s nothing anyone can
Did you know that boys are wired to move? Their brains, in fact, enter a rest stage when they’re not moving, which is one reason why so many boys (and men) have such a hard time sitting still for long periods of time. Unfortunately, in all
The business world is getting more competitive with each passing day. Universities and colleges are continuously pushing up their stands for acceptance. Meanwhile, on average it now takes a year to find a permanent position in the industry that you were trained for. If
Contrary to popular belief, the brain is not designed for thinking. — Daniel Willingham That quote, found halfway down page one of Chapter One in Why Don’t Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for
How’s school going? For your son? For you? Listen, I understand your reluctance to delve too deeply into those questions. This time of year, I’m exhausted. My emotional, physical and bank accounts are depleted from the holidays — and somehow I still need to find the
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