What do you do when your child is struggling at school? For many of us, our kids started back to school recently. The first day brings so many butterflies in the stomach. The eagerness, the anticipation, it can all be overwhelming. It feels like sending our children...
I have heard a saying that seems very true. “If you are old enough to love you are old enough to grieve”. I wanted to give some practical information about talking to our children about death. It is hard to know what to say and how to say it when tragedy strikes. ...
We all can remember what the first day of going back to school feels like. While excitement is certainly one of the emotions it can be mixed with anxiety, dread, and even sadness that summer is over. Preparing your child emotionally is as important as shopping for...
Because this is an era of when suicide is such a part of the cultural conversation, we need to be prepared to engage with it in a serious way. The article I linked to above is for parents who kids are watching or who have watched the popular show “13 Reasons” – but in...
Inside your child’s mind during a temper tantrum When your child is throwing a temper tantrum, it can feel like you’re being tossed into the middle of a tornado. The enraged looks, the incoherent screaming, the physical aggression – it can make you wonder if...
Which Christmas character are you? During this holiday month we find ourselves experiencing more stress, more family, more expenses, more parties, more food and just plain MORE of anything and everything. We also can feel more love, more hurt, more gratitude and yet...
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