She wanted to talk with me about her son. It wasn’t that he is a “bad” boy or has had any serious problems, she said. But she was worried about the fact that h...
Parenting well is a lot like being a master gardener. I have learned a lot of parenting lessons tending to the perennials in my garden (and I’m not a master ga...
As parents, most of us like to believe we've shielded our children from the “bad news”. We think minimizing television news viewing and filtering what the chil...
Supporting Children During COVID-19
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to unfold, many parents and teachers are wondering how to talk to children about the im...
01 Declutter the toys
In order to get started, you have to let go of all the things that have been keeping you overwhelmed and your kids overstimulated with...
It’s official. Science has officially proven that working out does, in fact, keep our bodies (us) young. How does this magic happen? It turns out that just by ...
Avery’s elementary school hosted a Grandparents Day recently, and her Grandpa was able to arrange his day to be there. Avery was pleased. And her proud grandfa...
With so much information sent out into the ether, it can be hard to determine fact from fiction. For some, panic is their new normal. For others, living worry-...
Parents need to sit down with their children and make group decisions about which activities the children get involved with. If children are involved in too many activities, they end up feeling tired. By cutting back, the children will likely be better rested and less tired. Also, parents won’t feel like the family chauffeur, and they may see an improvement in the activities in which the children do remain involved.
The health decisions we make can be life changing.
Regrettably, when it comes to your health, the chances are that many of the decisions you will be forced...
