Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Toddlers Bedtime Happiness Go to Bed Happy, Wake Up Happy Developing a harmonious and rewarding bedtime routine results in a happier family — day and night. One of... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills Being Grandparents It is so exciting to have a new grandchild, and, of course, all we want to do is help! We’ve “been there,” having raised a... Continue Reading
Adoption/Post-Adoption Becoming a Family November is National Adoption Month. Let’s all take a few minutes to educate ourselves better about adoption. Your baby looks just... Continue Reading
Education, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, School Challenges 7 Things To Do While Waiting for College Acceptances For many high school seniors, December marks the end of the marathon college application season, an event that can span several years.... Continue Reading
Adoption/Post-Adoption, Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Raising Boys, Raising Girls The Rights of Children: “Born to be Wild” Whenever I see a group of children tear across Crissy Field or the beach, it makes me stop and watch with pure delight. To be free with... Continue Reading
Sleep Children, Nightmares, and Night Terrors What do you do if your little one is waking during the night from a bad dream and refuses to go back to sleep? Or what if your little... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills Orange Is the New Family: Remarriage, Step-Parenting, and Strategies for Successfully Blending Families Wouldn’t it be fantastic if blending families were as easy as it appeared on The Brady Bunch? In reality, it is one of the more... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior Impulse Control for Children Even though we all know that 2-year-olds are impulsive, it can still be tough to manage aggressive behaviors such as biting, hitting,... Continue Reading
Toddlers Your Little Pathogen of Love A dear friend of mine once asked, “Why do you work with kids?” Not knowing exactly what she meant, I sought clarification. She replied,... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Temperaments Separation Anxiety—An Ongoing Challenge of Parenthood Just when you think you and your child have triumphed over her separation challenges, fall arrives and school begins. Your three-year... Continue Reading
