by Kendra Doukas | Mar 23, 2020 | All Posts, Kendra Doukas, Parenting Advice
For school-aged children, creating structure might be helpful. Try to mirror the structure of their typical school day. For example, you could have a schedule in 45-minute to one-hour increments. This is usually a good amount of time for school-aged children to be...
by Jenn Kloewer | Mar 12, 2020 | All Posts, Jenn Kloewer, Parenting Advice
It is a great idea to talk to kids of all ages about germs and why we shouldn’t put everything in our mouths in general. With very young kids you don’t need to explain the details of the current coronavirus pandemic specifically, it is too complex for them to...
by Jenn Kloewer | Feb 14, 2020 | All Posts, Family Dynamics, Healthy Relationships, Jenn Kloewer, Parenting Advice, Pregnancy, Postpartum, and New Parenthood
I read Born for Love:Why Empathy is Essential–and Endangered by Maia Szalavitz and Bruce Perry well over three months ago and started writing this review many times but struggled to write something that truly encompasses the power of this book. As it is almost...
by Katie Godfrey | Feb 12, 2020 | All Posts, Family Dynamics, Healthy Relationships, Katie Godfrey, Parenting Advice
Here are some easy but meaningful Valentines you can make for anyone. It can be especially great for families and all ages. As we know, expressing love is important to development and makes us all better people. What better time to do so than Valentine’s Day!...
by Kendra Doukas | Feb 10, 2020 | All Posts, Family Dynamics, Healthy Relationships, Kendra Doukas, Parenting Advice
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day I am inspired to write about explaining the abstract concept of love to children. Love is an idea which is so different from most of the other things children encounter. Nearly everything is a child’s world is shared—”If we have...
by Katie Godfrey | Feb 3, 2020 | All Posts, Katie Godfrey, Parenting Advice
More and more children of all ages are coming out as non-binary or transgender. Depending on their age, some children have put a lot of thought into figuring out their gender while others simply know. People may come out as trans, gender fluid, gender variant, queer,...
