Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips 8 Tips for Creating a Playful Family By Susan Sachs Lipman Back to School means back to the grind, right? Endless forms to complete, homework to be done, appointments and... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips 6 Tips for Surviving the Family Road Trip By Jackie Sage, LMFT, Child, Adolescent, and Family Therapist Family road trips can be a great way to create life-long memories.... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Leisure & Vacation Schedules Vs. Free Playtime: How to Help Kids Find the Balance When school restarts after a break or summer, the reality of long structured days and homework-filled evenings starts to sink in. When... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers Drop-in Play Groups: Vital for Young Children and Their Parents By Susan Sachs Lipman We know that play groups are important for toddlers and preschoolers. But have you considered that they serve a... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Preteens & Teens Nine Ways to Connect with Your Teen As the author of a book on slow parenting, I’m often asked by parents if it’s too late to connect or re-connect with their... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Technology Four Rules for Tidying Up Our Technology By Havi Wolfson Hall, LCSW, Child and Adolescent Specialist in JFCS’s Children’s Clinical Services Department After watching... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers The Joys of Toddlerhood: Tips for Making the Most of this Magical Age By Stephanie Agnew, Assistant Director of Parents Place on the Peninsula My “Grandtwins” just turned 18 months old. I am so fortunate... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation 5 Ways to Honor Our Families, Ancestors, and Communities Family and community are extremely important to young children. Celebrating our immediate, extended, and chosen families allows us to... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls May is the New December: How to Get to Summer With Your Sanity Intact Does your family have spring fever? You know the symptoms—lax lunches, half-hearted homework checks, award-ceremony overdose and... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips How and Why to Encourage Your Child’s Creativity Parents and schools typically spend a tremendous amount of resources on academic readiness and performance, and skills in the areas that... Continue Reading
