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• Discovering and Developing Your Child's Strengths

  by Jenifer Fox, Head, Purnell School Imagine waking up one day and having everyone you encounter understand the ways in which you are unique and extraordinary. What if everyone viewed the things you did as needed contributions, and rather than looking for what is wrong with you, people pointed out what is right with you? If that happened, you would be super-charged. You would feel free and released from the burden of having to defend yourself. You would be psyched to jump out of bed and get to work. You would feel, well, strong. Wouldn’t it be nice if just one day of your life could be like that? Download the full article here

• Toddlers and the Milestone of Separation

  by Patricia Shimm and Kate Ballen
  Barnard College Center for Toddler Development
  
  This article is an excerpt from Parenting Your Toddler: The Expert's Guide to the Tough and Tender Years by Patricia Henderson Shimm and Kate Ballen, copyright © 1995, published by Perseus Books.
  
  The key issue of toddlerhood is separation. From feeding himself to saying goodbye to refusing to walk one step farther, a toddler is constantly working on becoming a separate, independent person. Even his new oratorial skills which seem to center on the words “no” and “I do it,” show that he’s striking out on his own.
  A baby literally can’t tell where her parents end and she begins physically or emotionally. Starting at around the age of one the separation process begins as your child first crawls, then stands on her own two feet, and finally moves out from your sphere of protection. Download the full article here