by Admin | Oct 1, 2025 | Leisure & Vacation, Occupational Therapy, Special Challenges
October is full of excitement—cooler weather, falling leaves, pumpkins on every doorstep, and of course, Halloween. For many kids, Halloween is all about costumes, parties, and trick-or-treating. But for children with sensory processing challenges, this holiday can...
by Chris Jones | Jun 5, 2025 | Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges, Toddlers
Trying to get our kids out the door on time in the morning can be a frustrating and exhausting endeavor. Even when we start off determined to make THIS morning better, we can still end up with arguments and tears. What to do? One of the themes I keep coming back to...
by Chris Jones | Oct 14, 2024 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Special Challenges
Do you find yourself constantly repeating directions and expectations? Is it hard to tell whether your child won’t do something, or can’t do something? Are you noticing patterns of the same mistakes being made in your child’s homework? Every child has unique strengths...
by Admin | Jan 24, 2024 | Mental Health, Preschool, Special Challenges, Toddlers
A few years ago, I was asked to observe a child who never spoke to her preschool teachers, although she had no trouble talking at home with her parents. She actively participated in all the preschool activities, including art, science, reading, writing–even...
by Admin | Sep 25, 2023 | Education, Mental Health, School Challenges, Special Challenges
Is your child’s energetic behavior just a phase, or could it be something more? As parents, we often find ourselves wondering whether our child’s challenges with focus, activity level, or impulsive actions might point to ADHD. The line between typical...
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 Chris Jones | Oct 19, 2020 | Parenting Skills
Children are remarkably perceptive. They pick up on tension in the home, absorb news and adult conversations, and feel the weight of uncertainty—even when we try to shield them from it. During difficult times of any kind, children are at heightened risk for anxiety....
by Chris Jones | Nov 20, 2019 | Parenting Skills, Special Challenges
Imagine you keep falling behind your coworkers, feel confused about what is being asked of you all the time and, no matter how many extra hours of work you put in, your work keeps piling up. While this can be a common struggle for many people at some points in their...
by Chris Jones | May 1, 2017 | Leisure & Vacation, Media Safety, Preteens & Teens
At their best modern devices are helpful tools and can make our lives easier. At their worst, they are remarkably addictive, and research now clearly shows that their use can lead to a host of behavioral, interpersonal, and mood issues for people of all ages. If you...
by Chris Jones | Mar 23, 2017 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Special Challenges
Nearly all children will have fears or worries at some point during childhood—fears of the dark, of heights, of spiders, or monsters. But for up to a third of children and adolescents, their fears become profound and can develop into an anxiety disorder. Most parents...
