First, give yourself permission to be a “good enough” parent. There is a culture of hyper-productivity on social media right now. Try to remember that much of the posts you are seeing are a reflection of other people’s attempts to manage their own anxiety, and not...
“Spring is coming, spring is coming birdies fill the air weave together straw and feather each one doing their share” This time of year always reminds of the song Spring is Coming* (Charles L. Minturn, 1914) from my daughter’s preschool days. With the first signs...
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...
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...
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...
