Clash of the Parents

Have you ever disagreed with how your spouse deals with your child?  Have you ever called them on it in front of your child?  Have you ever become quite irritated and angry at how your spouse is working with your Read more…


Humiliation & Embarrassment

As parents, we don’t always see our actions and behaviors as others see them.  It is difficult to look outside ourselves.  However, just as words can never be taken back once said, neither can actions. An eight-year-old was at a Read more…


Sleep: A Time to Repair!

Did you know that we repair and rejuvenate when we sleep?  During our waking hours, we are “doing.”  We are thinking constantly be it at school or work.  We are moving, eating/digesting and the list goes on.  Our bodies don’t Read more…


Parent-Teacher Conference – Are you prepared?

Indeed, we are back in school!  Parent-teacher conferences have begun or soon will.  Are you ready?  Have you prepared for the meeting?  You have 10 minutes.  What are your concerns, questions and or needs?  Teachers (in general) have prepared to Read more…


Parenting 000: Screen Time?

Screen time is becoming the norm nowadays.  Between games, phones, computers, etc. children are spending more and more time in front of a screen.  Technology is wonderful, innovative, educational, but can be detrimental as well.  Children, especially, are no longer Read more…


Negotiating: An Artform

Establishing boundaries is a tough job, especially if boundaries have been vague or non-existent.  We all work better within boundaries whether they are set by teachers, parents, bosses, doctors, etc.  or ourselves.  Boundaries include bedtime, curfews, fences – how far Read more…


Parenting 000: Back to School Checklist

How is your school year going to start?  Will it be a “bumpy” year? Things that you as a parent can do to help the school year begin and help ensure smooth sailing throughout the year are: set bedtimes and Read more…


Parenting 000: Back-To-School

Today is my 4th grandchild’s first day of kindergarten.  This is a BIG day for her and her family.  Mom has one less child at home which can be a plus or minus. Dad will be thinking about his little Read more…


Parenting 000: Get Ready… Get Set… SCHOOL!!!

Summer is a time to relax, vacation and basically enjoy the long days and great weather.  However, if those days turn your children into a “lazy” mode, the first weeks of school will be tough!  Some children begin school at Read more…


Parenting 000: Activate Your Child’s Brain

It seems that summer zips by so fast!  School begins for many children at the end of July and the first of August.  Have you helped your child stay mentally “awake?”  Math can be so easy to incorporate into everyday Read more…