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 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 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 Chris Jones | Jan 28, 2024 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Toddlers
Let’s face it: All children and parents struggle with communication at some point. Some kids seem to have an almost infinite capacity to express their needs, share their experiences, and respond to those around them. Their behaviors and ways of relating and...
by Admin | Jun 2, 2022 | Leisure & Vacation
More than ever, children need downtime. Their internal clocks require a shift from schedules, homework, and screen time to enjoy the lazy days of summer and all that they offer. Our bodies are more relaxed with the warmer days and increased daylight—all conducive to...
by Chris Jones | Jun 1, 2022 | Raising Girls
Poor body image is epidemic among girls and women in this country: 94% of women report having a negative body image and wanting to change something about their bodies, and 98% think negatively about their bodies at least once a day. How you can ensure that your child...
by Admin | Nov 29, 2020 | Discipline & Behavior, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Temperaments
“A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.” -Eeyore (Winnie the Pooh) We all want our children to be kind, especially during difficult times. In fact, we find ourselves stunned and embarrassed when we witness them being anything...
by Chris Jones | Oct 19, 2020 | Parenting Skills
Recent years have brought a global pandemic, political upheaval, and other tragedies of violence and stress to our communities and the world. With frightening current events filling the constant news loops and real-time images on social media, many families—adults and...
by Admin | Mar 2, 2020 | Parenting Skills
We all want our children to grow into resilient and self-sufficient adults, but it isn’t always clear how to foster those skills in our competitive world. Children today face an increasing amount of pressure from parents, society and the media to succeed....
