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By VANESSA W. SNYDER If you want to avoid drama later, teach your children to do chores and demand consistency early. I didn’t do that and now I’m having a hard time getting them to comply. I’m not sure what … Continue reading
Reading Fights Summer Learning Loss
By VANESSA W. SNYDER I’m grateful and humble that my daughters enjoy reading. However, there are times when I fear the computer and other technology might be hampering their interest in reading. Since I’m a teacher and since it’s summer … Continue reading
Speak carefully, your kids are listening
BY VANESSA W. SNYDER The other day I overheard my daughters arguing about the childish behavior of one celebrity. “Anybody can make a mistake!” one argued. “Yeah well he’s old enough to not be having a tantrum for all the … Continue reading
Don’t Be Afraid To Let Kids Fail
By VANESSA W. SNYDER Teachers love it when parents are supportive and involved with their children’s schoolwork. It’s great to know there’s accountability and reinforcement at home because it helps us do our job. It also sends the students a … Continue reading
Cultivating curiosity in kids
By VANESSA W. SNYDER Intellectual curiosity. According to Urbandictionary.com it is a desire to learn more about a person, or a thing, or a way of life. That’s what I love to see in my children and the children I … Continue reading
Affirming Words Can Go Long Way
By VANESSA W. SNYDER Clean your room. Study. Go to bed. Cut the drama. Hurry up. Why’d you get a C on that test? Clean your room. Study. Go to bed. Cut the drama. Hurry up. Why’d you get a … Continue reading
Resist Spring Break Slowdown
By Vanessa W. Snyder It’s starting already. A few warm days is all it takes before the realization hits us: Spring is near! That’s when kids begin the Spring Break Slowdown. It’s hard to believe I’ve been teaching long enough … Continue reading
Children Need To Cope With Variety Of Teachers
By VANESSA W. SNYDER As a teacher, I promise you most of us don’t have time to sit around and think about how much we hate individual students. That’s not to say we don’ t enjoy teaching some students more … Continue reading
Determined To Enjoy Each Stage
By VANESSA W. SNYDER I was scrubbing black nail polish off my 11-year-old’s fingernails when it occurred to me that parenting has its joys at every age. Turns out she had polished her fingernails just before bed time and, of … Continue reading
Say No To Wimpy Parenting
By VANESSA W. SNYDER I believe I am the disciplinarian in my home. You would agree if you could see the slight grin on my husband’s face when he “scolds” our daughters. Although I have to admit that saying I’m … Continue reading
