Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills Nine Ways to Enjoy Nature in Winter Many of us are somewhat removed from nature in our everyday lives. This is especially so during the winter. Yet despite winter’s... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year, Parenting Skills, Toddlers New Year’s Resolutions for Parents of Young Children For some, January 1 is a new beginning: a time for us to refresh, set new goals, or make a short list of resolutions for the coming... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills The Problem with “Good Job” It’s a natural thing to do. Your child has done something that pleases you, and out pops that familiar phrase: “Good job!” We hear... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills Tips to Build Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence in Your Child (and Yourself) As a child psychologist (and parent), I have come to believe the saying that “less is more.” I have worked with countless youth, ages of... Continue Reading
Choosing Schools, Education, Toddlers Choosing the Best Early Childhood Education Program for Your Child and Family The results are in. Children who participate in quality preschool programs do better academically, professionally, and personally. A... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills Giving our Children an Important Part of Ourselves As parents, we want nothing more than to provide our children with everything possible. We seek to give them the best education, enroll... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills Create Meaningful Holidays and Minimize Stress: Suggestions and Tips Holidays, here they come. The plans, the lists, the guests, the travel, the gifts … how about some JOY? In general, holidays are... Continue Reading
Special Challenges Living with a Learning Difference: A Student and Resource Teacher’s Perspective During the nine years that I was a resource teacher, I worked with students with learning differences and those on the autism spectrum.... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls Mommy Fatigue What better day to write about “mommy fatigue” than this one? Last night, as I tiptoed in to check on my peacefully sleeping girls, I... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Occupational Therapy, Special Challenges Sensory Processing Disorder and Halloween It’s the time of year when there’s a chill in the air, the seasons are changing, and the color of orange is everywhere. It... Continue Reading
