Memfokuskan Diri pada Hal-Hal Besar

“Do not let the endless succession of small things crowd great ideals out of sight and out of mind.” Charlotte M. Mason, pakar pendidikan anak. Orang tua sering kali terlalu memfokuskan diri pada kegiatan anak yang sebenarnya tidak terlalu penting unduk diurusi. Seperti pakaian yang harus dikenakan,...

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Perilaku Terpuji Anak

“People with great passions, people who accomplish great deeds, people who possess strong feelings, even people with great minds and a strong personality, rarely come out of good little boys and girls.” Lev Vygotsky, pakar psikologi Memiliki anak yang baik adalah keinginan setiap orang tua. Namun,...

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Pendidikan Masa Kini

“One reason we have children I think is to learn that parts of ourselves we had given up for dead are merely dormant and that the old joys can re emerge fresh and new and in a completely different form.” Anne Fadiman, jurnalis. Setiap orang tua pasti pernah mengalami masa kecil. Sebagian besar...

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Kata "Tidak" pada Pendidikan Anak

“Say “no” only when it really matters. Wear a bright red shirt with bright orange shorts? Sure. Put water in the toy tea set? Okay. Sleep with your head at the foot of the bed? Fine. Samuel Johnson said, “All severity that does not tend to increase good, or prevent evil, is idle.” , Gretchen Rubin...

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Rasa Saling Percaya

“Who's crazy: people who trust other people, or people who don't?” Lenore Skenazy, kolumnis Kepercayaan tidak hanya berjalan satu arah. Oleh karena itu, orang tua dan anak harus saling percaya agar hubungannya semakin erat dan terjalin dengan baik. Salah satu cara untuk memenangkan kepercayaan...

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Masa Kecil Orang Tua

“He could not construct for the child's pleasure the world he'd lost without constructing the loss as well and he thought perhaps the child had known this better than he.” Cormac McCarthy, novelis Masa kecil memang masa-masa yang sangat menyenangkan. Orang tua akan sering teringat masa kecilnya...

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