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Child Development and Behavior Specialist. Parent Educator. Best Selling Author

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Adolescents

To Post or Not to Post

by Betsy Brown Braun on January 14, 2019, under Adolescents, Communication, Environmental influences, Parent modeling, Parenting, Public Behavior

Every time there is a school holiday, social media is plastered with photos of families and kids engaged in all sorts of vacation fun.    Then there are those other pictures, the ones that reflect something more than family fun.  This year, in particular, there was a peppering of photos that made me stop and ask, Why did [parent] post that photo? Obviously, a parent posts photos of his child, thinking it will be “liked.” My friends will love this one! No one intentionally … [Read more...] about To Post or Not to Post

: Facebook, Facebook posts, Instagram posts, parents posting, posting about children, posting about your children, posting on the internet, posting photos, Snapchat posts, social media, social media posts
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Talking to Your Child About the Synagogue Shooting

by Betsy Brown Braun on October 30, 2018, under Adolescents, Behavior, Child development, Communication, Elementary School Children, Environmental influences, Parent modeling, Parenting, Safety, Sensitive Topics

How I wish I didn’t have to write about the mass murder of 11 human beings at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.  What a burden it is to have to explain to our children something so heinous, something that I cannot explain.  I am sick to my stomach. As always, I am being asked, "Should I tell my children? How much should I tell my children? How can I make them feel safe in the world and especially when they go to religious school? How do I answer, 'But why?'  How do I explain someone … [Read more...] about Talking to Your Child About the Synagogue Shooting

: explaining the synagogue shooting, explaining violence, Pittsburg shooting, synagogue shooting, temple killing, temple shooting, Tree of Life synagogue shootings
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Smooth the Start to the New School Year 2018

by Betsy Brown Braun on August 3, 2018, under Adolescents, Behavior, Communication, Elementary School Children, Parenting, School, Transitions

Just thinking about the start of school can be stressful for kids. New teachers, new classrooms, new friends, new expectations, new routines.  On top of that,  getting back into the school year swing of things, the school day routines, is not only stress producing but it can be a real challenge after the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. Researchers believe that the brains of humans evolved to feel calmed by repetitive behavior, and that our daily routines and rituals help us to manage … [Read more...] about Smooth the Start to the New School Year 2018

: Back to school, easy school start, elementary school routines, getting ready for school, new school, School, school rituals, starting the new school year, transitions to the school year
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Whose Decision is it?

by Betsy Brown Braun on February 26, 2018, under Adolescents, Behavior, Character traits, Child development, Elementary School Children, Expectations, Parenting

Self-Reliance is a hot topic in the world of parenting these days.  My Self-Reliance seminars fill right up, standing room only.  Actually cultivating self-reliance and its myriad component parts is not so easy.  In fact, I believe it is harder for parents than it is for children. And I think it’s parents who undermine a child’s development of self-reliance in so many ways. High on the How-To list is allowing kids to make their own decisions. The ability to make decisions for yourself is a … [Read more...] about Whose Decision is it?

: children's decisions, decision making, helicopter parenting, kids' decisions, making decisions, resilience, self reliance, tiger parents
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Tips for Dealing with Scary Current Events with Children

by Betsy Brown Braun on February 14, 2018, under Adolescents, Behavior, Child development, Communication, Elementary School Children, Environmental influences, Learning, Parent modeling, Parenting, Safety, Sensitive Topics

Whether it is the horror of a violent event, an act of terrorism, or a natural disaster, the news of  such things can have powerful impact on  children of all ages.  It can cause tremendous fear and anxiety, or it can just raise some questions. Each child will react differently. But no one goes totally unaffected. In dealing with your child, here are some tips that will help you to help your child process what has happened. First of all, take care of your own feelings. Children take … [Read more...] about Tips for Dealing with Scary Current Events with Children

: natural disasters, school safety, school shootings, talking to children about disasters, talking to children about school safety, talking to children about school shootings, talking to children about terrorism, Terrorism, tips for dealing with children about school shootings, tips for talking to children about natural disasters
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Good Medicine in Difficult Times

by Betsy Brown Braun on October 13, 2017, under Adolescents, Behavior, Communication, Elementary School Children, Environmental influences, Parent modeling, Parenting, Safety, Sensitive Topics, Toddlers

Each day I awaken wary of the new bad news that day will bring. I know I am not the only one who feels like we are living in apocalyptic times. Fires are ravaging California; Harvey, Irma and Maria made landfall and decimated parts of Texas, Florida and much of Puerto Rico; then came the earthquake in Mexico; the Las Vegas shooting was horrifying; the threat of a confrontation with North Korea is ever present; the unpredictability of the leadership of our nation unnerves (and disgusts) me to my … [Read more...] about Good Medicine in Difficult Times

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