by Admin | Apr 17, 2025 | Sleep
What do you do if your little one wakes during the night from a bad dream and refuses to go back to sleep? Or what if your little one refuses to go to sleep at bedtime because he has had bad dreams several nights in a row? And what if your child has been inconsolable...
by Admin | Nov 3, 2024 | Holidays, Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills
Thanksgiving presents families with wonderful opportunities to express gratitude. The traditional Thanksgiving meal offers a pause from the everyday and a rare chance to gather with the express purpose of giving thanks. But what happens when Thanksgiving is over? In...
by Admin | Oct 29, 2024 | Anxiety, Leisure & Vacation, Mental Health, Parenting Skills, Toddlers
With the holidays right around the corner many of us are beginning to think about our plans and how we will celebrate. When factoring in how to help an anxious child during this time the arrangements can become even more complicated and at times daunting. Short of...
by Admin | Jun 24, 2024 | Preteens & Teens
It seems to happen overnight. You go to sleep and wake up as usual… only to find the sweet, cuddly, innocent child you knew the night before has become a TWEEN. While an exaggeration, many parents feel blindsided by the changes in their child during the tween years....
by Admin | May 28, 2024 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Raising Boys, Raising Girls
You’ve seen him. He eagerly attends his kids’ games—and, unfortunately, yours’ as well—and suddenly fashions himself the Vince Lombardi of the grandstands. One minute in, he shakes his head and makes disapproving comments he pretends to keep under...
by Admin | May 11, 2024 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls
“To learn a thing in life through doing is much more developing, cultivating, and strengthening than to learn it merely through the verbal communication of ideas.” — Friedrich Froebel, 1895 As an early childhood education specialist, I often talk with both parents and...
by Admin | Mar 28, 2024 | Discipline & Behavior, Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Toddlers
The many benefits of time outdoors for people of all ages are well documented. Numerous studies show that time in nature impacts every area of child development—physical, psychological, intellectual, social, and emotional. Of course, those who spend even a little time...
by Admin | Mar 23, 2024 | Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls
The sink is plugged, the car has a flat tire, and Melinda needs help with a school project due tomorrow. On top of that, the kids haven’t stopped fighting and your headache is getting worse. Sound familiar? Sibling conflict is one of the dynamics parents wish we...
by Admin | Jan 24, 2024 | Mental Health, Preschool, Special Challenges, Toddlers
A few years ago, I was asked to observe a child who never spoke to her preschool teachers, although she had no trouble talking at home with her parents. She actively participated in all the preschool activities, including art, science, reading, writing–even...
by Admin | Oct 8, 2023 | Israel, Parenting Skills
Parents often struggle when trying to respond to children’s questions about tragedies. It is difficult to provide reassurance when we ourselves are uncertain about how to respond. The questions children ask and the explanations parents provide vary according to...
