Releasing Emotions in Read.Cash Hello dear readers, I have few publications due to the short time I have been here at read.cash, but those of you who have followed me may have noticed that I write about topics related to my profession as an educational psychologist. Thinking that by exposing professional topics, I somehow guide people who identify with what I write. I rarely deal with personal issues. This week I dedicated it to reading and commenting, because I had…
Earthquakes at Home... *If you have school-age children, this topic may be of interest to you. Before I continue, I would like to ask you a series of questions:* *Have you noticed any difficulties with your child's learning at home? Has the classroom teacher said anything to you about it? How have you noticed your child's learning at school? Is your child happy and cheerful when he/she goes to school? Does your child have difficulty completing homework or chores at home? Do…
The trap is born, from the "Law of the strongest" *Let's take a look around us, there are so many traps, unfortunately, it is a habit that thrives in societies where there are patterns of behavior destructive to society, as is the case of Venezuela, where the "Law of the strongest" has become the "Law of survival" for cheaters...* Many Venezuelans continue to seek coexistence in the midst of a corrupt society, where values have been lost, where deceit reigns, harming others…
Tips For Studying In Confinement *In these times of sanitary confinement, parents now also have to do homework with their children. They are going crazy!* *They don't know what to do at homework time. It's stressful because they don't manage to have that time in peace and harmony, on the contrary, it has become a battlefield!* Each child is unique and must be raised individually. Learning is also at its own unique pace. It is neither advisable nor healthy to make comparisons…
Oh My God, I don't understand anything... Let's do the following exercise, just imagine, my reader friend, that you participate for the first time in an online cooking course. After reading the first recommendations of the course, you are invited to take notes of the activities to complete, and you are given the following on the screen: But when you look at the screen you can only say: my God, I don't understand anything!... since many children who are currently being taught…
Colors Speak Volumes *Parents, did you know that when your children make a free drawing, you can gain insight into their inner world? The interpretation of the drawing is never conclusive, it is not totally reliable but it can be a very useful tool to know the child's moods. If they use a certain color very often, this is when color speaks.* When children draw, they live it as a game, in the drawing kids capture many of their experiences or delicate moments that they may be…
The Messenger Child *Before saying goodbye, she comments to her son; "Remember when your father comes for you, (if he comes, because he surely has something more important to do)... to tell him that your shoes are already worn out and don't fit you, or is it that he forgets that you are growing up? is he forgetting you? " This is just a classic example of a wounded woman's errand to a man guilty of leaving home. With this toxic language, the son becomes the messenger between…
Can I be a chameleon? *Can you Parents change your familiar environment in a transition of divorce? It's up to you! change!* The chameleon is a reptile with internal cells called chromatophores that allow it to make chromatic (color) changes in its skin and thus adapt to external variations in the environment. This metaphor introduces us to today's topic about the changes in parents’ lives, after a marital breakup. These are personal decisions, and it's all up to you. *From…
Healthy Limits In today's Venezuela there are many limitations in terms of basic services. One of these limitations or shortages is the domestic gas service. This has caused us to resort to the practice of cooking with firewood, which is only useful and healthy when living in the countryside, or when sharing a family barbecue in open spaces, but it is not advisable to do it every day, since what we for breathing at home is wood smoke. The use of firewood to prepare food has…
Beginning a new stage “Grandma, Grandma, I have started a new stage in my life!” In this very uneasy manner my 6 year old granddaughter approached me when we met in the morning. Of course, with such an alarming expression I asked her what was wrong. She replied, "Grandma, my first tooth is loose! There is always a first time for every stage of life. Regardless of the age difference between me and my granddaughter, here I am, also starting a new experience as a writer. Being…