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3 Tips: Stop, Look and Listen To Your Child
1. Be Present It's hard to always be open, present and actually with our kids mentally.To get present, pay attention to what you hear,...
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Keeping Your Kids Happy, Busy and Learning if Their School Closes Due to Coronavirus
As millions of children are displaced from their schools due to the coronavirus, a sub-crisis has risen for American parents: What will...
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Spring Time, Prom Time: How to survive prom-dress shopping
Spring is here and with it the time honored mother/daughter outing to find the perfect prom dress. An entire day of bonding. what could...
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Help Your Child Get—And Stay— Organized For School
Being a parent to a child with ADHD can take a lot of patience, especially during the school year when organization and time management...
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Calming The College Admission Anxiety
College applications are pretty much finished and submitted. Now the waiting starts--the agonizing waiting to hear did your teen get in...
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How Kids Learn: Paint, Puddles and Play
With all the electronics and games being played on computers, tv's and apps, old-fashioned play happens less and less. But research...
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Self Love On Valentine's Day
​It’s Valentine’s Day today. Some people love it; others hate it. I’m somewhat indifferent to it at this point in my life. I’d be more...
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8 Life Skills Your Teen Needs Now
There's no time like the present--you know when your teens are stuck at home with you. The pandemic offers ample opportunity to teach our...
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How to Help Your Teen Choose The College That's Right For Them
May first is rapidly approaching and seniors need to choose which college or university they are going to attend. It’s exciting and scary...
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Tips on Getting to Sleep Faster
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
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New Year, New Approach to Resolutions
How do you feel about resolutions? At this time of year, we all tend to pick a few things about ourselves to change for next year. Often...
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The Importance of The Father-Daughter Relationship
Girls who have a positive relationship with their fathers achieve more academically, make better relationship choices and have more...
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What To Expect When Your College Student Is Home For Break
Many college students come home for Thanksgiving, and while you're all looking forward to it, it can be an adjustment. You are excited...
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How to Recognize Anxiety in Kids
One of the really hard things about parenting young kids is that you don't know what you don't know. And your kids are too young to tell...
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How To Encourage Independence
​In many ways we humans are always striving to do things on our own, right from the start. Babies insist on holding a bottle or picking...
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