by Beth Greenawalt | Mar 13, 2020 | General Parenting, Parenting Young Children
1. Manage your child’s exposure to media about the scary event. Media tends to sensationalize and highlight extremes. Experts agree that children under 5 don’t need to know about a scary event unless they come to you with a question. If your child...
by Beth Greenawalt | Jan 6, 2020 | General Parenting, Screen-time
No screens 1 hour before bed All devices go to bed (get plugged into a charging station) in a public place- not the bedroom No screens before school Set screen use boundaries using the parental controls available through your internet provider or by using a 3rd party...
by Beth Greenawalt | Mar 24, 2019 | General Parenting
The fresh newness of spring is all around us. The bulbs push through the muddy earth; the trees begin to show the green of new leaves. All growth happens in exactly the right time. Such is true of us and our children. We cannot push them to grow faster, as you...
by Beth Greenawalt | Dec 1, 2017 | General Parenting, Parenting Young Children, Teenager
Can the way you think about a person or an event affect your relationship to that person or event? Early in his career, research psychologist Dr. Bob Rosenthal created an experiment. Late at night he went into his lab and hung signs on all of the rat cages that...
by Beth Greenawalt | Nov 5, 2016 | Chores, Discipline, General Parenting, Parenting Young Children
What is your morning routine? Do you get up very early in order to get everything done before everyone has to leave the house? Do you try to eat while making and serving breakfast to your family, frantically getting backpacks packed, gathering coats, shoes and...
