Nothing makes a house feel like a home and bonds a family together better than a scampering young bundle of fur, grrrs and face-licks. But let’s keep things real, folks. […]
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Doesn’t Bug Me
I remember the afternoon when one of our girls, a toddler at the time, brought me a treasure from our yard clutched in her chubby hand. Holding her fist up to […]
Keeping Your Child’s Love For Writing (Not Texting!) Alive
Glanced at your child’s text messages lately? No? How about her e-mails or online chats? If you take a peek, you’ll find plenty of sentence fragments, emoticons and shortcuts like […]
Help! My Child Isn’t Learning
Sometimes children are born with challenges indicating they will require interventions to reach their potential. Others meet expected developmental milestones as babies, but begin showing behaviors during their toddler and […]
What to Do When Your Child Cheats
Think back to third grade. It’s spelling-test day, and the word is “money.” Would that be “m-o-n-i-e”? Maybe, if you just peeked a bit over your friend’s shoulder and took […]
Teenage Heartbreak: How Parents Can Help Their Teen Get Over It
Being a teenager is not easy. Teenagers spend time trying to fit in, and worrying about the latest trends and gossip, not to mention keeping their grades up so their […]
How Can Schools And Parents Protect Children From Bullying?
Parents of school-aged children are becoming increasingly aware of the number of incidents of bullying that occur both at school and on-line. Children may avoid admitting they are targets of […]
The Unmotivated Child: Empowering Strategies To Help Your Child Aim Higher
As parents, we want our children to feel excited about learning and to be willing to confront challenging material. We want them to have an endless supply of resilience to […]
Helping Your Teens to Manage Money
Growing up, my first real job was waitressing at the lunch counter of our local Woolworth’s store in downtown Redding. At the age of 16, I was making an awesome […]
Ten Things Children with Food Allergies Want You to Know
1. I long to be included. I would like to look, act and eat like everyone else. I’d like to buy my lunch and sit wherever I want. I know […]
