by Cecilia Hilkey | homework/school, screen time, sleep
Yesterday, Jason and I were presenting at a parenting conference for one of the local charter schools, and we landed on a hot topic–screen time and limit setting. The parents asked: How do you set limits around computer use? How do you let a child use the...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | collaboration, communication, homework/school
When Jason and I teach workshops we get strange looks from people when we start talking about parenting without bribes and punishments. Understandably, parents get concerned, “How will I get my children to do things they don’t want to do?” “How will my kids learn to...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | homework/school
We got this email recently asking for ideas about how to help a child with anxiety. Dear Cecilia and Jason, My 7 year old is in 1st grade. Although he was fine in kindergarten and the first half of 1st grade, something abruptly changed and he became very anxious about...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | homework/school
Hello there, As parents we face a lot of choices about our children’s education. When a child is asking not to go to school or to go to a different school how do you handle it? How do you balance your parental needs and your child’s needs? How do you even know what is...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | homework/school
Hello there, I’ve received a few emails recently from parents asking how to support their kids emotionally as they return to school. I’ve got a really cool tool to share with you from the book The Whole Brain Child by Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson. This tool, the...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | homework/school
Almost 11 years ago, when Alana, our first child, was born I held her little, wet, squishy body in my arms for the first time and I said something to her. She was not yet a minute old and I told her something that was not true. I said, “I’m going to be such a good mom...read more
