Growing Nimble Families

Melitsa Avila
Growing Nimble Families

Raising school age kids. We are celebrating the energy of Middle Childhood ( or Midhood) development and discussing parenting challenges of school age children ( Ages 5-14)

  1. 10/19/2018

    7 ways to support your child at school move towards independence

    Tools and ideas about moving from guided homework to independent homework with school-age kids. Homework demands change. As kids get older, there are new skills to master with homework. Examples like time management on a project, using software and overcoming problems during the process of work. If our kids dine out on their natural […] The post 7 ways to support your child at school move towards independence appeared first on Growing Nimble Families.

    44 min

  2. 09/25/2018

    Dr Michele Borba on Empathy and how to succeed in an all about me world

    Our guest today Dr Michele Borba talks about how to help our kids tap into empathy. We talk about social and emotional learning and its value both now in school and as adults, the empathy advantage, how to talk about empathy with school age kids and what’s the most important thing to know about […] The post Dr Michele Borba on Empathy and how to succeed in an all about me world appeared first on Growing Nimble Families.

    29 min

  3. 08/31/2018

    3 Ways To Make Sure Your Back To School Season Is Not Crazy

    How about a different run-up to the start of back to school time? With a little planning and a little sharing, there’s a better way to have a successful back to school season. As the school age kids are getting older, there’s a possibility that they can share in the back to school systems […] The post 3 Ways To Make Sure Your Back To School Season Is Not Crazy appeared first on Growing Nimble Families.

    33 min

  4. 05/19/2018

    Rethinking learning, motivation and grades for kids that are 11+

    Middle and secondary school kids have a lot of new things to handle. We’ve talked about managing projects and how to study in previous episodes. Today we’re talking with Jessica Lahey, author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can […] The post Rethinking learning, motivation and grades for kids that are 11+ appeared first on Growing Nimble Families.

    38 min

  5. 03/13/2018

    How do you help support and gently direct your child in choosing a career path

    Jobs are disappearing and lots of new types of jobs appear all the time. The path towards school age kids future career and job ideas doesn’t have to be random. With the student ratio of students to career counselor in many schools being 491:1 it is really important that parents are involved in supporting the whole […] The post How do you help support and gently direct your child in choosing a career path appeared first on Growing Nimble Families.

    46 min

  6. 02/19/2018

    Getting on with the changing school age kid without losing your mind

    Anyone else experiencing a new normal with the kids? Things are different. There’s more of things happening that didn’t use to happen like arguments or talking back. You know it’s part of growing up but this doesn’t seem like the kids you know. Where has my child gone? This episode is all about how to […] The post Getting on with the changing school age kid without losing your mind appeared first on Growing Nimble Families.

    25 min

  7. 01/12/2018

    Awesome Emotionally Healthy Kids

    As school age kids mature they bump up against a few truths. They are not perfect or the best. There are others who are better. They have to work harder at some things than others and it doesn’t seem fair that others find it easier. Feelings are hurt. They question themselves. They wonder, ‘I used […] The post Awesome Emotionally Healthy Kids appeared first on Growing Nimble Families.

    35 min

  8. 10/28/2017

    Rituals for Parents

    This episode we are looking for the good in the stage we are in. We love to look back and remember fondly especially when times are tough in our current stage. If you’ve ever been stuck looking back and worrying about the future this is the episode for you to see how to move […] The post Rituals for Parents appeared first on Growing Nimble Families.

    32 min
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Raising school age kids. We are celebrating the energy of Middle Childhood ( or Midhood) development and discussing parenting challenges of school age children ( Ages 5-14)

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  • Creator
    Melitsa Avila
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2018
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2009-2018
  • Show Website
    Growing Nimble Families

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