Teaming Up to Tackle Your Child’s Attention or Learning Issues
Learning and attention issues affect one in five children, but often go undiagnosed for years. This can be heartbreaking for parents and confusing for their children. … Read More
Does an Empty Nest Have to Be Lonely? Not If You Prepare.
Sending a child off to college should be a relief, but the reality is often anything but blissful. Whereas parents anticipate having peace and quiet when their children leave, sadness and anxiety can easily creep in.… Read More
Have You Had the Pot Talk with Your Teen? If Not, Why Not?
Most high schools offer sex-ed or health classes for teens that aren’t supposed to be having sex. Why don’t we educate them about marijuana use even though they aren’t supposed to be smoking it? … Read More
Parent-Child Bonding Rituals in Under 5 Minutes
You may think you are too busy to squeeze in meaningful, day-to-day exchanges with your children. … Read More
“I Should But I Won’t”: Young Children’s Understanding of Sharing
Young children know way more about sharing than you may think. As parents, we teach them that “sharing is caring,” but new studies indicate that it might not be their playmates that they’re “caring” about. … Read More
Note to Parents of Singletons: Your Child Won’t Be Lonely
Parents of singletons often worry that without siblings, their child might have problems sharing and making friends — and hence, will be lonely. But, this stereotype of the only child as lonely child has long been without merit. … Read More
In Defense of Older First-Time Moms
“When is the ideal time to have a baby?” Everyone has an opinion and most people have no qualms sharing it. Whatever people believe, women are having their first babies later than ever before. … Read More