Hands Full, hosted by Axel Balsa Dansey, Lic. and Patrick Frato Ed.S., SP. 597, explores a wide range of parenting topics and provides concrete solutions to common dilemmas. Axel and Patrick are longtime friends, parents, and educators. Axel is the Founder and Director of Escuela Pitagoras, a Montessori school in Colonia, Uruguay. Patrick is an Associate Lecturer in School Psychology at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. Cross-cultural insights act as the foundation for recommendations on raising healthy children in tumultuous times.
This week, Axel and I explain why kids test limits and push boundaries. We explore whether children actually need and/or desire boundaries and examine the effect of establishing firm limits on the parent-child relationship. If you’ve ever wondered why kids need boundaries and how to effectively...
Published 12/21/23
Our development is shaped by people passing in and out of our lives. Sometimes the only thing we consciously remember about them are words of advice they either intentionally, or unintentionally, impart to us. If we accept that this is the case, shouldn’t we, as parents, deliberately cultivate a...
Published 10/07/23