Christine Carter's Blog, page 5
March 20, 2020
How to Help Teens Shelter in Place
Teens are not made for isolation, which makes COVID-19 especially hard on them. Here’s how to help your teenager to see the bigger picture. Last weekend, my kids began arriving home from their various schools. We invited our oldest daughter’s longtime best friend, Lena, over for a homecoming dinner. She’s like a member of our …
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March 16, 2020
How Self-Quarantine Can Strengthen Your Family
Here are three ways to cope while sheltering in place. As our kids figure out how to learn online, we can retool in our families, too. Here are three practical ways families can cope—and even thrive—despite school closures, event cancellations, and a whole lot more time at home with the kids. 1. Create some structure …
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How School Closures Can Strengthen Your Family
Here are three ways to cope if your kid’s school closes. It’s chilly outside, but a summer—of sorts—has started in my household this week. My two college students and two high schoolers are home from school for the foreseeable future. There is both excitement about lengthened spring breaks (one high schooler) and real sadness (the …
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March 13, 2020
Join us! An ONLINE Q&A
It’s disappointing that all my book talks have been postponed until next fall. But I’m happy to announce that we are joining the ranks of online learners and teachers! We can do this thing. If you have RSVP’ed or reserved a ticket to an event, you have likely already heard or will hear from the …
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March 12, 2020
How to Reset Your Sleep Clock
Moving our clocks forward this past weekend changed our bodies’ principal cue (light) for keeping time with our circadian rhythm. This usually causes us to be temporarily jet-lagged, or out of sync with our 24-hour wake/sleep schedule, making a lot of us feel a little off our game. Or more than that: Sleep deprivation is miserable. …
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March 10, 2020
Hallmark Home and Family
Thank you Hallmark Home and Family for having me on last week. It was such a pleasure to meet you and share all that is The New Adolescence. We talked about self-care, ideal parenting styles and how to find focus. If you missed it the first time, you can watch the segment here.
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March 9, 2020
What to Do Instead of Nag
Nagging doesn’t feel good to the person doing the nagging, and it certainly doesn’t feel good to be nagged. Moreover, when kids know we are going to nag them, they don’t monitor themselves—they wait to be reminded. Sometimes many, many times. Ironically, this makes them feel dependent, and so most teens will then further …
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March 5, 2020
Unplug and Reconnect
From sundown on Friday, March 6 to sundown on Saturday, March 7, 2020 is National Day of Unplugging. Before you think, “there’s no way I can unplug for 24 hours,” bear with me. It is SUPER worth-while to consider doing a digital detox every once in a while. Why? Research suggests that screen time (especially …
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February 27, 2020
Grace Cathedral Forum
Booklaunch highlight: Participating in the Forum last weekend at Grace Cathedral. I love Dean Malcolm Young; it was so fun to be with him again. He asked GREAT questions, as did the audience. I hope you enjoy the interview!
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February 19, 2020
Come See Me!
Let’s hang out in person! I would love to meet you!! Join me at the Hillside Club in Berkeley tomorrow, Thursday, 2/20/20 (how’s that for an auspicious date?). Or see me being interviewed by the Rev. Dr. Malcolm Young at San Francisco’s majestic Grace Cathedral this Sunday. Or how about Seattle at the …
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