Tag: Parenting
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Humor is a Bridge in Parenting
My daughter is entering her teenage years, and sometimes it feels hard to connect with her. She gets angry more often, and one phrase I hear a lot is: “What’s wrong with you?” She’ll throw it out during a simple…
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When Passion Finds You
“Dad, I think coding is my thing“ my 9-year-old said after hours of JavaScript course. She completed a level 28 task faster than me with fewer lines of code. I felt threatened and proud at the same time. When I…
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How to be the parent your child needs: learn from ACE test
We all want to protect our children, but do we know what truly hurts them? The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) test shows that certain childhood stresses can shape a child’s future health and mental well-being. This is the test psychologists…
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Trust Is Built Over Time
We had a small, normal husband-and-wife argument today. Me: “When is her friend’s birthday party?” Wife: “They sent the invitation card to you, not me.” Me: “Seriously? They sent it to you.” Then we both turned to our 8-year-old daughter…
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The Pancake Secret
Every morning at 7 AM, I make pancakes for my kids. Sometimes I bake fresh bread too but bread dough rested in the fridge for two days. But the pancake is the star. It’s super spongy, moderately thick, and recently…
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Describe your Dad
Describe your dad in 3 words, I asked my 8 years old daughter: Smart, crazy and kind
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Neuroplasticity
“It is hard, I want to quit piano,” my 8-year-old daughter said when she struggled with a note for Level 2 AMEB piano exam. I wasn’t a pianist, so I couldn’t help her play, but I could motivate her not…
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She is Determined
Your teachers give us a lot of feedback, which sometimes repeats. Like how you are caring, lovely, and exceptionally good at math, she acts like a leader. But there is one piece of feedback that keeps coming up every time…
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Growth Mindset of my 8-Years Old
Tonight, I explained the theory of relativity and quantum entanglement to my daughter. She didn’t blink once but she listened the same way she watches her favorite cartoon. When she understood, she smiled, got excited, and immediately started arguing about…
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My 8-year-old
She is smart – the kind of smart that doesn’t miss a thing. She hears, feels, and understands everything around her on a deep level. She loves math, coding and puzzles! But at the end of the day, she’s still…
