by Lisa Forger | Mar 11, 2022 | Parenting
The month of February, for high schoolers, is all about love. I remember being in high school and eagerly awaiting Valentine’s day, hopeful that a secret admirer would miraculously come forward and profess their love. In all seriousness, between increased hormones,...
by Nina Moak | Mar 11, 2022 | Parenting
“THEY NEVER LISTEN!!” Has this ever happened to you? You are trying to get out of the door in the morning and your child is doing everything except what you are telling them to do. Playing with cars even though you asked them to get their shoes? Running...
by Nina Moak | Dec 15, 2021 | Parenting
It’s incredibly frustrating when you’ve tried everything, but your child continues acting out. Or maybe your newest strategy worked for a few minutes, a day, or a week, but then your child was right back to their old ways. It feels like you’ve tried everything and...
by Nina Moak | Nov 10, 2020 | Kids, Parenting
My guess is you are feeling like there is no more space in your brain to hold the outrages demands placed on you this year. Deciding whether or not to keep your child home, send them in person, maybe pay for private school, unenroll them altogether and go full...
by Nina Moak | May 5, 2020 | Kids, Parenting
In a recent post, we discussed the benefits of playing with your child(ren). In this post we take a look at how to maximize the benefits of that time. We refer to specific type of play as Child Directed Play, which is kind of a boring name, so we also call it special...
by Nina Moak | Apr 17, 2020 | Kids, Parenting
Before we jump in, let’s acknowledge that your schedule is busy….like really busy! Adding another task to your list might sound unthinkable, and I get that. Go with me though, what if adding in one 15 minute activity each day (or most days) could actually save you...