by Chris Jones | Jul 18, 2016 | Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips, Special Challenges
As a kid, summer meant freedom and spontaneity. It conjured memories of the ice cream truck, mid-week sleepovers, kickball games lasting until it was dark, and riding my bike barefoot while snacking from a bag of Doritos hanging off the handlebar. I didn’t know...
by Chris Jones | Mar 2, 2015 | Occupational Therapy, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Special Challenges
Motor development for a child involves the ability to process the sensory information in their environment—touch, movement, sight, sound, taste, smell, and pressure—and integrate them, along with sensory-motor and perceptual-motor skills. If a child cannot process the...
by Chris Jones | Jan 5, 2015 | 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 Admin | Nov 11, 2014 | Sleep
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 one refuses to go to sleep at bedtime because he has had bad dreams several nights in a row? And what if your child has been...
by Admin | Nov 3, 2014 | Parenting Skills
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 complicated and challenging endeavors you will ever assume. However, there are strategies that can make this daunting task successful....
