Back in October, I received an email from my daughter’s gymnastics studio stating that a hidden camera had been recovered in the public unisex bathroom. It appeared that the camera was intended to send footage of young children using the toilet or changing for class to a nearby computer owned by a father of one…
“Mom, I can’t eat breakfast, my Math homework isn’t done!” This is a common scenario in many homes most mornings of the week. Our kids are trying their best—and, often, just can’t figure it out on their own. As parents, you want to help, but you’re also trying to let them figure it out on…
Sometimes it’s a balancing act just to fit everything in … The average school-aged child is scheduled in back-to-back activities from the moment the final bell rings until the second they get to bed. While extra-curricular activities are important for social development, sometimes there is a fine line between what’s fun and what’s overwhelming. Adults…
Whitney Houston sang these words years ago, but these days, it seems more important than ever. The tragic events in Charlottesville last week have touched most of us in one way or another. One of the often most difficult, but undeniably critical pieces when something like this happens becomes, “how do we talk to kids…
We are all familiar with that text or email tone that interrupts a conversation, a thought, or even a peaceful moment of silence. For many, that tone sets of a series of actions – mainly, we stop what we are doing and divert our attention to the incoming message. In an age when nearly everyone…
Adolescence is arguably a very tough time for kids. They are growing at rapid rates and their socially-prioritizing brains and emotions are up and down constantly. This is the time when we should be helping them to cultivate good habits: how to take care of themselves, how to treat others with kindness and empathy, and…
Tell Everyone: Kindness is Cool! (?) The other day, I overheard some women talking as I was leaving the gym. They must have been teachers as well because they were talking about some things that were happening at their school. More specifically, things that were happening with their middle school students. These incidents sounded pretty familiar…
Eight days ago, the world awoke to a shocking revelation: Donald Trump was the new President of the United States. Leading up to the elections, many were in denial about his ability to pull off the win, and others worried about a win, threatened to leave the country – even went as far as researching…