Today, many parents have become familiar with the term “parent guilt”. Balancing a career and family can be a challenge and parents often feel that they are not spending the …
4 Daylight Savings Time Tips
Daylight Savings Time can be tough on anyone, and adults know how it feels to try and get out of bed after we’ve switched the clocks. Whether or not we …
Ways to Limit Screen Time
Research shows that children spend anywhere from six to eight hours using technology, whether that being using a smartphone, tablet or watching television. Additionally, children are not only devoting a …
Using Positive Words When Communicating with Young Children
Most parents do their best to be polite, build their child’s self-esteem, and give them confidence, but there are days when one can be overwhelmed with work commitments, frustration, and …
Helping Children Express Their Feelings
Young children deal with many of the same emotions adults do. Children get angry, sad, frustrated, nervous, happy, or embarrassed, but they often do not have the words to talk …
Spring Cleaning Tips
Spring has finally sprung and it is the perfect time to open the windows, roll up your sleeves and start spring cleaning! Before we start enjoying the outside as much …
Spring Safety
Now that Spring has arrived and the warmer weather is on the horizon, most children and their families will take any opportunity they can to get outside and enjoy the …
Organizational Tips for Families
Parents have their hands full every day – from trying to remember schedules, to making sure they are eating healthy, brushing their teeth and getting enough sleep. Keeping the family …
Parenting as a Team
When we become parents or if we’re planning to become parents, we develop our own concept of what the “right thing” is when it comes to parenting. Parents may opt …
New Year’s Goals for Your Family
One of the biggest traditions known around the world is to set goals, or resolutions, on New Year’s Eve. If you and your family celebrate this tradition, it presents a …