Dr. Wellborn reads the children’s book The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld about a boy who doesn’t know what to do when something disappointing and sad happens. The rabbit knows just what to do. Here is some more information about ordering the book. Discussion Questions for Parents How does Taylor feel when his buildings are knocked down? What did Taylor …
Summer Nights
Summer nights are a perfect time to hang out as a family. Fireflies are still out in Tennessee, putting on their mesmerizing light show. These little unassuming bugs are one of nature’s marvels. (How do they DO that?!) June is also the month of the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. This year it falls on June 21 …
Developmental Stages of Access to Social Media Grades 1-4 (part 2)
Video games. Pay very close attention to the messages your kid will get from the video games they play. Video games are programmed. That means someone has decided what the appropriate, reasonable or desirable response should be to each and every situation the character encounters. Someone else is shaping your kid’s values, over and over again. Kids should only play …
Developmental Stages of Access to Social Media Grades 1-4 (part 1)
It’s 2013, do you know how where your kid is (on the world wide web)? Elementary school children are not ready for full and unfettered access to the internet or social media. Their judgment is limited. They are cognitively, social and psychologically naïve. They are susceptible to flawed logic and deception by others. This makes them gullible. They need to …