My friend’s teenage daughter and her friends have a weekend routine. While Saturday night is friend night, Friday night is self-care night. When possible, they stay home to rest and decompress after a stressful week. These girls are [Read More]
Below are some ways you can help a foster child short of parenting them. Some contributions don’t take much time, while others require building relationships. Any of them, however, can be a life-changing contribution to [Read More]
Resource Resonates as a Tool to Understand, Explore, and Open Communication about Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being Many teens are in crisis. Parents may not feel equipped to identify mental health issues, let alone prepared [Read More]
One year ago, we were an average family. We had three children, ages 8, 6, and 2, and we were busy with the average family things like dance lessons, scouts, sports, and homework. I was [Read More]
As a professional counselor, Sabrina Pinckney is passionate about helping children establish boundaries and balance in their lives. In her new children’s book, Ellie Gets Even, Pinckney addresses how to talk to children about the complex [Read More]
Birth order is a concept that suggests children of a particular family position share some of the same experiences, which may cause them to take on similar attributes. But is it a valid theory? And [Read More]
“As a busy parent, my real job starts when I get home from work. I help with dinner, put on pajamas, and then read books,” says Jacob Merkley, founder and CEO of Story Tyke (storytyke.com.) [Read More]
My kids have inherited my enthusiasm for being busy. I have an 11-year-old and 14-year-old twins, and their activity schedule keeps them, and me, busy. There are days when I spend hours either driving them [Read More]
As you prepare to see your adolescent off to college, you flashback to all your child’s milestones, special moments, and fun times you’ve shared together. It feels like only yesterday your toddler said his or [Read More]
Just because dads may do things differently than moms doesn’t mean their parenting style is less beneficial to kids. A different perspective on how to handle challenges, how to have fun, and how to show [Read More]
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