Rhonda Borman, LCSW...

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The Benefits of Play For At-risk Children

There has long been a debate about which is better for children - quality time or quantity time.

Quality time means a parent interacts with his children for a limited, intensive, specified time. Quantity time means that a parent spends the.. more

Program and Play Ideas to Make a Difference

Many children who are at risk come into recreation and education programs with environmental conditioning that has them believing they are "damaged goods." These children may be routinely hit and bullied and told ... more

Simple Steps To Managing Stress for Supervisors

Working with children can be exhilarating and exhausting. While you may like each child individually, you may get tired of the noise and messes they collectively create and the constant demands. Often it feels like.. more

How to Discipline at Play, When It's Not Your Child

"I saw Mr. Fussler use his Board of Education," boasts eight-year-old David, as he returns from taking the attendance sheets to the school office. "Freddie was in there screamin' and cryin' as he got his licks. And Mr. Fussler told Freddie that if he didn't behave, he'd use Sparky, his electric paddle! ..

A lot of children, by the time they enter second grade, have heard dramatic stories of discipline by school and recreation officials.. more