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Your Child Disagrees with You… Now What?
Posted by Bryan Smith, Boys Town Press Author and Elementary School Counselor on Jan 20th 2023
If your children are anything like mine, you know that from
time to time (and some days it definitely feels like ALL THE TIME), they are
going to disagree with you. When that happens, how toleran
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Teaching the Vital Skill of Self-Advocacy
Posted by Bryan Smith, Boys Town Press Author and Elementary School Counselor on Oct 6th 2021
We all want
our children to become successful and reach their fullest potential. Accomplishing this goal is going to require
help from endless amounts of people along the way. A parent, coach,
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Back to School Pressures: Five Ways We're Stressing Out Our Kids (Plus five ways to help kids manage stress as they return to school)
Posted by Bryan Smith, Boys Town Press Author and Elementary School Counselor on Aug 29th 2019
We all want our children to be happy. And let’s face it, shouldn’t they be? After all, children don’t have jobs or bills to pay. We adults often wish we could go back to being a kid and not have to de
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Winning…If It Isn’t So Important, Why Does it Feel So Good?
Posted by Bryan Smith, Boys Town Press Author and Elementary School Counselor on Jul 8th 2019
This summer my family
enjoyed watching the Women’s World Cup. As the games went on, more and more
questions came from my son. One stood out. “Dad, what’s a yellow card?” I was
able to explain to
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What’s the Problem? Tips on How to Teach Kids to Solve Problems
Posted by Bryan Smith, Boys Town Press Author and Elementary School Counselor on May 13th 2019
“But, what’s the problem?”
Does this sound familiar? I hear this question
from my students A LOT!
I find that my students struggle with
understanding what a problem really is. Most assume tha
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Time for School!
Posted by Bryan Smith, Boys Town Press Author and Elementary School Counselor on Aug 13th 2018
Summertime is exciting! Family vacations, big
sleepovers, and days at the pool. But, if you’re anything like me, summertime
flies by too fast. Before you know it, the first day of school is right ar
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