TOPIC: School
The First Born Advantage?
In recent studies published in Science and Intelligence, and reported by the New York Times, the eldest children in the family tended to develop higher I.Q.’s than their siblings; a slight but significant difference that may have a big cumulative effect. The researchers also stated that the results clarify the debate on nature vs. nurture. […]
Ask Hal - My Daughter’s Social Skills
Hal,
My daughter is in the first grade and has a hard time with her friends. The girls tend not to want to bother with her and it’s because my daughter still acts a little immature compared to her friends. She sometimes pushes, or pokes them. She is not a bully but I can see she is annoying the other children.
Ask Hal - Homework Hovering
My nine-year old child doesn’t seem to make doing his homework a priority. Sometimes he misses deadlines on assignments. I just want to sit there and watch that he completes his schoolwork. Is this the best strategy?
Ask Hal - Getting in Trouble at School
My daughter 7 has been getting in trouble in school. Either being too aggressive with the other children, or taking things, or hiding things from other children. When she is confronted by the teacher or assistant principal, she denies it. Even though it is quite obvious that she had done the offense. I cannot use the strategy that this is her business and she will receive the natural consequences, because the school calls me to handle it. I talk to my daughter but it is in one ear and out the next. Otherwise, academically she is doing great. I try to tell her that getting 100s is not everything; you must behave. She is bigger than most of the girls in her class and I want to prevent her from turning into a bully.
