COVID-19, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Finding Peace at Home—Advice from Dr. Ken Ginsburg COVID-19 has created a great deal of uncertainty in our lives. We’ve changed our routines and taken on new parenting roles like teaching... Continue Reading
Choosing Schools, COVID-19, Parenting Tips 7 Tips to Help Parents Navigate the School/Childcare Dilemma It’s mid-July and parents all over are worrying about what will happen with school and childcare in the fall. Everyone is concerned... Continue Reading
Parenting and Race, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Raising Our Children through the Lens of Empathy, Diversity, and Respect In response to the events following George Floyd’s death, my son’s first grade Montessori teacher hosted a family Zoom lesson on... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Three Ways for Parents to Respond to “I’m Bored” Does it drive you crazy when your kids say, “I’m bored”? It may be helpful to examine three possible ways to respond to their cries of... Continue Reading
Gender Diversity, LGBTQ+, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Supporting Gender Diversity On June 15th, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects the LGBTQ+ community from employment... Continue Reading
Nutrition, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Using your Kitchen as a Classroom—8 Key Ingredients for Purposeful Play in the Kitchen By Kylie Hunter MOT, OTR/L We all probably spend at least some time in the kitchen on a daily basis–and this time has most likely... Continue Reading
COVID-19, Mental Health, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Telehealth at Home for Kids By Beth Berkowitz, PsyD and Deanne Kelly, BS, OTRL. Teletherapy via phone and video has presented us all with opportunities to engage... Continue Reading
COVID-19, Grandparenting, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Connecting with Grandparents while Sheltering in Place These are certainly difficult times to maintain the important connections that everyone needs to stay resilient during the Coronavirus... Continue Reading
COVID-19, Mental Health, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips 5 Ways to Boost Family Morale While Sheltering in Place By Rachel Sklar, MSW I missed my cousin’s Zoom bat mitzvah. It was in my calendar for 7 pm, but I’m in California and... Continue Reading
COVID-19, Nutrition, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Healthy Eating Habits during COVID-19: Building Strong Bones with Non-dairy Sources of Calcium By Niki Philippa, RD, PhD, Clinical Dietician at the Center for Children and Youth. Shopping is an activity that has become much more... Continue Reading
