PARENTING IN REAL LIFE

This pandemic and Shelter In Place has shaken up the world. As adults we know how to process our emotions and can understand the science behind Coronavirus. Still, we feel stunned and a bit helpless in the face of it; and we really don't know what to do with some of these feelings. There is sadness, compassion, hope, depression and a feeling of being out of sorts. So just imagine what our kids are feeling! We need to talk to them ourselves to drown out some of the political a

College applications are pretty much finished and submitted. Now the waiting starts--the agonizing waiting to hear did your teen get in or not? Did she get into her top pick? Was any merit or scholarship offered? There’s a lot to do, the stakes are high, the deadlines are strict, and you’re being asked to make major decisions about your future. How could our kids not be stressed?! So what can we do to help our kids take a breath, to work off some of this stress? Luckily ther

You know when your mind won't shut up? Or when you wake up like a shot--mind alert and heart pounding? Read this to learn quick and easy

You submitted your college applications, scores, essays and all. What a relief—for a few days, then you realize you are just hanging in limbo as you settle in to wait. Now, for the three or four months you’ve been waiting to hear from colleges and scholarships your anxiety builds as each day ends without an email reply. What can you do to ease the stress? And as parents, we know that extreme pressure has not let up. Youth and adults alike pack a lot into their schedules. Bu

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