Mistakes are Opportunities for Self-Esteem in Kids

Thursday Aug 31st, 2017

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Raising confident children means building up their self-esteem, especially when they make mistakes. Here are 5 ideas for minimizing mistakes and maximizing encouragement at those critical moments: Don’t get overly emotional or reactive. By modeling the right reactions to mistakes, you teach your child how to deal with mistakes in an emotionally mature way. Show your child what to do differently next time. Learning what NOT to do is only part of the experience. But many kids... [read more]

Commonly Confused Contractions

Friday Sep 29th, 2017

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Don’t let the misuse of contractions detract from your writing.  Here are some commonly confused possessive pronouns and contractions: Whose:  a possessive pronoun.  Do you know whose book is missing? Who’s:  the contraction of “who is.”  Who’s coming to visit? Your:  a possessive pronoun.  This is your life. You’re:  the contraction of “you are.”  You’re just in time for... [read more]

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