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Talking to your child about scary news
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 between 6-11...
Parent-Solutions Top 5 Tips to Reduce 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...
New Growth
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...
Expectations and Behavior
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...
Is Your Family a Community?
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...
How can I get my kids to do chores?
School is over and the new summer routine is beginning. “Whenever there is a significant change in routine, it is a great time to start a new habit” states Gretchen Rubin in her book, Better than Before. What better habit to initiate than getting your child to help...
You can imagine…Can your kids?
Creating Images I have just joined the Pinterest world and have been immersing myself in creating images to post. I am having fun combining my ideas and photos to create an eye-catching “Pin”. Here is one: (Check out some of my other Pins at...
Parenting Gifts
What are the non-material gifts you can give your children this year? The 10 Greatest Gifts You can Give your Children The Gift of Feeling Fully Feelings are a gift. Help your children learn to honor and experience their feelings. The only time feelings are harmful is...
Parenting Simply
I believe that all parents want the best for their children and want to be the best parent that she/he can be. Would you believe me if I told you that it can be simple? Research shows that children younger than 6 are meant to learn by doing, playing, experiencing and...
Your Kid’s Summer of Failure
I have a wise friend who is a kindergarten teacher. I was asking her for suggestions about how to help get kids ready for kindergarten and she said in part: “In order for your children to know how to solve problems, you have to let them have problems; in order for...
Summer of “Seeing”
Summer- after a monochromatic winter, summer offers such a vibrancy of color. The sky looks bluer, the grass and trees encompass a wide variety of greens and the flowers… suffice it to say I am amazed by the colors nature creates. We see these colors and our eyes...
I think Spring is finally here
I think Spring is finally here...this weekend is supposed to be sunny and warm. I plan to wash the winter grime from the windows in my home. I feel like the house is brighter when the windows are clean. Life is seasonal. Not only do the plants around us experience new...
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