The Story Behind My New Book
Quietly, I thought to myself, “Oh, my goodness! These kids are much too young to have a baby.” To my horror, I heard the words, “OH NO!”...
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Welcome to the Education with Grandma Blog
Below you will find essays, articles and posts. To read about a specific topic, click on one of the links below and scroll down.
Barbara Frandsen
- Sep 12, 2022
Nurture Without Spoiling
News flash for new parents: You will never spoil your newborn baby by loving her too much. You will not spoil her by responding to her...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 16, 2022
Practice Personal Organization to Facilitate Life
From time to time, I return to my roots as an educator. Through the years, many self-proclaimed and medically diagnosed students with...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jul 16, 2022
Helping Without Taking Responsibility for Homework
I am grateful to Amy Campbell, a school counselor from the Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexia for making another contribution to this...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 27, 2022
Organize, Color Code, & Prompt for Attention
Organizing the Environment for Attention Challenges After spending my life immersed in education, I find it difficult to turn my back on...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 26, 2022
Do ADHD Brains Function Differently?
Years ago, I worked with a young boy whose labels included gifted and talented, learning disabled, and ADHD with hyperactivity. One...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 26, 2022
When Is Saying “I’m Sorry” Not the Best Action?
Anger can be a healthy reaction to inappropriate or unwanted events. Although I never condone hurting someone or breaking possessions...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 26, 2022
Do We Control or Empower?
During the times when life seems to roll over and crush me, I find personal strength in considering my choices. By recognizing options, I...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 25, 2022
How Can We Teach Personal Responsibility?
As a mother, a teacher, and now as a grandparent, I realize how much children want and need sensible limits. I also appreciate that the...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 25, 2022
What Do You Mean — No Punishment Needed?
Logical and Natural Consequences One of the most cherished beliefs in parenting and in teaching insists that we must punish children....
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
Help Others Hear You With— ‘I’ Messages
How often have I expressed a thought or feeling and realized my remark offended someone? Often my delivery rather than the actual message...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
Warning: Bullies on Board —Handle With Care
One of our grandsons just completed fourth grade with pride. Good teacher, interesting assignments, successful achievement levels. All...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
Helping With Stress and Anxiety
I am grateful to Amy Campbell for this contribution. Amy is the counselor at the Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexia. Amy spends her days...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
Listening With Intention
Listening With Intention Although I’ve spent much of my life thinking about and working with and for children, I occasionally fail to use...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
True Grit and the Value of It
Teachers and parents hear a lot about “grit” today. We worry that we may not be providing the experiences children need to develop grit....
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
Dignifying Wrong Answers
We all face occasions when we need to correct a child. How we make the correction has a powerful impact. Although this entry is written...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
WHAT IS FAIR?
Fair does not mean that every student receives the same treatment. Fair means that each student gets what that individual needs in order...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
Value Versus Flattery
When my children were growing up, I believed in positive reinforcement. In fact, I used positives more than was actually good for them....
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
Encourage Effort Over Outcome
Sometimes, well-intentioned teachers and parents create new problems by giving more praise and rewards than a child can accept. Gushy...
Barbara Frandsen
- Jun 24, 2022
Using Questions to Guide Behavior
William Glasser designed reality therapy as a questioning technique to assist children in evaluating behaviors and in planning more...
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