Socially mediated is a term used in learning that simply means that reinforcement is gained through the efforts of someone else. In this clip, Joey and Chandler’s access to food is socially mediated. They are relying on someone else to provide them with the great stuff that they want. Not all reinforcement is socially mediated,…
Online learning takes its toll. Six to seven hours of remote or distance learning screen time per day is a LOT. Let’s face it: everyone needs breaks from online learning! My kids are wiggling and whining and squirming on their chairs by hour two, and their breaks aren’t long enough for much relief. Keeping kids…
…how to get kids outside and moving! Ready to manage screen time for kids during remote learning? Here’s how! We’re all fighting an (often losing) battle with screen time, and with many kids remote learning right now, it’s harder than ever to get a break from the computer screen. I don’t know about your kids,…
My teenager is in a slump. No matter what I say or how much I threaten, I can’t get him to complete his schoolwork and clean his room. His motivation is just not there. Parenting teens feels especially hard right now, while he feels isolated by online learning. It’s all I can do to motivate…
Our usual bedtime routine was interrupted, and over the past weeks, it’s become harder and harder to keep our child in her own bed. Now, it’s a nightly ordeal. Help! How to keep a child in her own bed at night: create a bedtime pass for kids Oh, the agony of prolonged bedtime ordeals! All…
“I can’t wait until you die,” said the teenager riding in the car next to me. “I hate you.” I kept my eyes on the road, gripped the steering wheel a little tighter and breathed. When your teen says I hate you, or similar, it hurts, no doubt about it. But I was no stranger to…