Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills READY, SET, GO! Making the Most of the Summer before Kindergarten I remember getting up at 5:00 am and waiting in line in the dark to register my not yet 5-year-old daughter for an array of what seemed... Continue Reading
Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Temperaments A Beautiful Mind: The Introvert “I am a horse for a single harness, not cut out for tandem or teamwork … for well I know that in order to attain any definite goal, it... Continue Reading
Preteens & Teens, School Challenges OMG! I Only Got a 95: Taming Test Anxiety Your 13-year-old has a math test tomorrow, and she’s stressing out about it. You wonder why, given that she’s always... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills Awareness and Attention: The Art of Observing Children When you are with your children, you are continuously observing them. Maybe you’re delightedly watching their play, maybe... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year Nobody Told Me that Breastfeeding Would Be Hard! As a nurse practitioner and lactation consultant for many years, I have heard many new mothers talk about how difficult it is to... Continue Reading
Education, School Challenges, Toddlers Preparing Your Sons and Daughters for Kindergarten True or false: The most important thing you can do to prepare your child for kindergarten is to focus on academics. False. Contrary to... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills Don’t “Just Say No” “No” is a powerful and useful word that can help keep you and your children safe, comfortable, healthy, and responsible. But it’s... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills Parents, Give Yourselves a Break You’re tired, cranky, and short-tempered. You feel that you have no life outside of your spouse, kid, and job. Does this make you... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Occupational Therapy, Special Challenges Going to the Movies with Your Sensory-Defensive Child As I was trying to come up with a topic to share on this particular blog, I thought about a challenge one of my young clients recently... Continue Reading
Raising Boys, Raising Girls My Son the Artist, My Daughter the Construction Worker: Helping Our Children Find Their Niche “My son writes poetry after dinner. On the weekends, he goes to the opera and symphony. His favorite class is art. When I was his age, I... Continue Reading
