Lifetime educator, Dr. Mindy Shaw, maintained a philosophy in her classroom of 4 to 8 year olds to "teach humanity daily" in addition to the more traditional skill sets of reading, writing and math. Now, in an era of remote and hybrid learning, the notion of teaching humanity is somewhat threatened. She has created a series of e-books and paperbacks so that parents can have the tools they need for also teaching social and emotional skills, and in this series, Dr. Shaw discusses what it means to teach humanity both in general and in an era of learning via computer.
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Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
In this episode, Dr. Shaw re-visits a topic that she feels always needs attention, and that is the delicate balance between being in charge of your children as a parent and also teaching our children responsibility. She recognizes that as parent herself, she wanted to be friendly with her children and not be overly disciplining... BUT, children can only be as responsible as they are responsive. She walks us through examples of how to give a child choices in a fashion that gives them some responsibility, but not all. She encourages sharing tasks with children in order to teach responsibility. She also points out that "helicopter parenting" doesn't teach children to be responsible, and that the lack of learning responsibility at an early age can lead to young adults who've learned not pull their own weight when they should. There is a learning curve, but allowing your child to make healthy choices has great positives.
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