Marty Nemko
Fresh ideas about career, education, the life well-led, and improving the world.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Force Yourself, Yes, Force Yourself to Get Started on That Task
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Conventional wisdom is that forcing yourself to do a task won't enduringly reduce procrastination. So the argument goes, you must ad...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Your Child and College: Contrarian ideas
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My PsychologyToday.com article today offers contrarian ideas I believe that most parents of high school students should consider.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Your Child and Mind-Altering Substances
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Substance abuse is among the most important parenting topics, and among the most ticklish. Key preventers of abuse are parents’ role m...
Monday, October 28, 2019
Your Child and Sex
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Whether you want to be sexually liberal or conservative with your child, key is communicating your values while taking your child into ...
Your Child's Friends: Doables that encourage good friendships
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Psychologist Judith Rich’s research found that peers influence children more even than parents do. Certainly, friends can influence you...
You and Your Child's Homework
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Homework was probably first assigned the first time a teacher was frustrated that students weren’t learning enough, and that's probab...
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Choosing Your Child's School: A parent's most important decision?
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Parenting may be the most important subject they don’t teach in school or college. And among the most challenging, at least emotionally. ...
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