Too often I hear from parents that “kids just fight, that’s what brothers and sisters do!” like it is a rite of passage. And while I agree that left to just figure it out, kids will go through stages of fighting with and love for one another, I also know… READ MORE
In this YourTango article, Dr. Sheryl Ziegler discusses ways to stop feeling overwhelmed as a mom.
Zero overdoses? Who cares. There are bigger issues at hand. A few days ago, the Huffington Post ran an article, “Here’s How Many People Fatally Overdosed On Marijuana Last Year,” which led to the very excited “ZERO” graphic shown below… READ MORE
Stress is a major problem in kids today, learn to recognize and respond to your kids so you can help. This generation of children is experiencing greater levels of stress than previous generations… READ MORE
Raising kind children is one of my top priorities. There are times when I see the fruits of that labor and times when I don’t. There are times when I get scared that I am failing at this task, this responsibility that I have created as a foundation to… READ MORE
Do you have what it takes? Are you the new mom trying to get your kid in a play group? Or are you an established mom who has the power to invite others in? READ MORE
In the 1990s, Saturday Night Live featured a skit called “Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley,” in which Stuart (played by Al Franken) would look in the mirror and say to himself, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” We laughed then, but maybe Stuart was on to something. Fast-forward to…
It is shocking to me the stats on how much a child loses academically over the summer (upwards of 30% of what they learned throughout the school year). Now us parents have to worry about…READ MORE
Parents of children with mental and physical challenges feel alone. And although they are not alone, an estimated 1:4 people in our country have some sort of mental health concern, they try to cover up what is going on… READ MORE
I don’t have a father. I mean sure I have a biological father but I was not raised by him nor do I know him. So, I have spent my lifetime witnessing, observing, judging and learning from…READ MORE