Happy Birthday America! As you and I gather with family and friends to watch the fireworks, picnics and parades, let’s not forget to share with our children the real meaning of this special time of celebration. Teaching them and reminding ourselves, why independence from Great Britain was important is another step in creating the character […]
Relationships
Want to help your child? Invest in Healthy Relationships.
A new research brief from Child Trends reinforces what research has been saying for years- healthy and happy parental relationships lead to better outcomes for children. For years researchers have been coming to the conclusion that higher relationships quality between parents leads to many better child and parental outcomes including: less child behavior problems higher […]
Tips for a Happy Summer when College Kids Come Home
Our greatest challenge is to learn new parenting techniques to maintain our positive relationship with them. Here are a few tips gathered from a variety of sources to help give a perspective overview. From the parent’s point: There will be changes in our routines. Without one (or more) at home there was less laundry, dishes […]
Helping Children through Disaster
If you and your family have been impacted by the recent storms or flooding, this can be a hard time for you and your children. How do you work through these things with your children? There are many resources available to parents to help their children cope with a natural disaster, giving some tips for […]
When Disaster Strikes
The recent devastating tornados remind us that disaster can strike at any moment. These events often happen in the blink of an eye, sometimes without warning. Though families can never be free of these dangers, preparation can go far in helping you cope should an emergency strike. There are several things families should do to […]
Fun in the Mud
Spring is finally here!! The colors of the flowers, the songs of the birds and the budding of the trees all show me that new life has begun! When we think of spring activities there’s lots of activities that parents and caregivers can do with children outside, think of it as nature’s classroom. Whether you […]