Getting Ready for S.U.M.M.E.R.
Byrd School House
attributed to Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives
As Alice Cooper heralded, “School’s out for summer!” Students are more than ready to be out of class and away from school for the next few months. And let’s be honest, most parents are eager for the end of the school year as well. No more homework battles. No more projects. No more teacher conferences. Read More
TMB Episode 63: I’m Kicking Myself, Do You Mind?!?
There are times when we are our own worst enemy. Times when we not only knock ourselves over, but continue to kick ourselves when we are down. We are overly critical and refuse to give ourselves the credit we worked for a deserve.
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TMB Episode 62: Improving Organization
In this episode, Dr. Berney responds to a listener question about her challenges with organization and planning. This parent wrote: Read More
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Perception, Choice, Recovery
Memorial Day at Veteran’s Park
by Oregon National Guard
I recently read an article and watched a few videos posted by Awareness Act on a study called the Delayed Choice Thought Experiment (you can see the article and videos here). And while the study is too complicated for me to fully explain here, the underlying principle is that from a quantum physics perspective, reality (including the past) is completely based upon how we perceive it. Read More
TMB Episode 61: Superstitions and Sports
In this episode, Dr. Berney responds to a listener question about her son’s need to wear the same socks to ever soccer match. This parent wrote: Read More
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Paedeia Episode 23: Fight Right
The sad, but realistic truth is that we get into fights and arguments with our kids. We shouldn’t, but we do. Whether we are arguing over what they should wear, choices they have made, or what they choose to do with their time, arguments happen. And the way we as parents handle those arguments influence the relationship we have with our children and their success/motivation to meet our expectations.
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TMB Episode 60: That’s What She Said
If you read the Harry Potter series, or many other fantasy series, you will likely remember the emphasis placed on words. Whether it was Hermione’s emphasis on the articulation of a particular spell or the anticipated consequences for those who dared to utter the name of He Who Must Not Be Named. Words have power. And while some words have more power than they should, other words are losing their power all together.
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TMB Episode 59 – Music and Homework
In this episode, Dr. Berney responds to a listener question about students listening to music while doing homework. This parent wrote: Read More
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Are Words Losing Their Power?
Power of Words by Antonio Litterio
Words once carried a lot of weight. About 150 years ago, what you said could literally get you killed. Insulting another man, his wife or his family could result in violence and even death.
Less than 100 years ago, in 1939, Read More
TMB Episode 58 – Bedtime Routines
In this episode, Dr. Berney responds to a listener question about setting an appropriate bedtime for a child in elementary school. This parent wrote: Read More
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