A friend of mine told me a story today about how her two-year-old had gotten to go to McDonald’s for the first time with her daycare provider last year on St. Patrick's Day. However, once her daycare provider had bought her lunch, my friend’s daughter said, “I can’t eat here. It will make me ...
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REacclimate: Is HomeSchooling Your New Normal?
So, your child’s school is closed and you find yourself unexpectedly homeschooling. He used to be up by 6:30, getting ready for school and staying late for extra-curricular activities, but now, he is now slowly getting up by 9:00 or 10:00 am, begging to play video games all day, and eating out of ...
REstrictions: Staying Sane While Socially Distancing
So, your child’s school has sent a packet of work home and has shut down due to social distancing protocol. You’re using your precious paid (or maybe unpaid!) time off to stay at home with your child. The schoolwork only takes a couple of hours, if that (but if you're looking for ways to ...
Encouragement for Living With ADD/ADHD
I have a child with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD). My husband also has it. I’m not going to lie—it’s tricky. And there is definitely still a stigma that goes along with it. However, my husband wants others to realize how much better life can be, if they’ll just be ...
Mom, It’s Time to Re-Claim Your Self-Esteem
My youngest daughter can be infuriating at times. Really, each of my children can be, but there are some children who are infuriating because they make mistakes that make more work for us…and then there are children who are infuriating because they try to be. I have two of those ...
The Best Strategies for Raising Resilient Kids
“Straight-A students don’t change the world; Resilient kids do.” I’m paraphrasing, but this is a quote by Dr. Kathy Koch, one of my favorite child experts. Raising resilient kids is not easy, but this quote rings in my ears as both true and freeing because resilience is usually a direct result ...