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Limiting Summer Slide by Strengthening Reading Habits at Home
Most school districts across the country have decided to continue distance learning through the rest of the 2019-2020 school year. Summer programs are opting to minimize enrollment or are canceled altogether. Where does that leave you and your kiddos this summer? In many cases, the answer is, at home (again). Parents have spent the last…
Honor Mom on Sunday… and on Mother’s Monday Get Her What She Really Needs: Childcare and Workplace Improvements
The Inaugural Mother’s Monday officially kicks off May 11! Celebrated on the day after the traditional Mother’s Day, Mother’s Monday looks to redefine the relationship between motherhood and work. One of the major storylines emerging from the global pandemic is just how significant the impact has been on women, especially working moms. The group behind…
How to Get Back Sexual Desire During Pregnancy
What with the hormonal changes, the morning sickness, and the uncertainty of exactly what’s happening inside your body, you may find yourself at what seems a total impasse when it comes to sex while you’re pregnant. Fluctuations of libido are normal, especially during pregnancy. The best thing you can do is relax and take care of yourself.
7 Tips for Detoxing and Restoring Energy
I have two very high energy children and run two to three jobs at any given time. Add housework, household finances, trying to exercise, and lack of sleep into the mix and my head is constantly spinning. Do I constantly crave a balance to keep all the juggling balls in the air? You better believe…
How to Teach Your Kids Empathy
As a psychologist, parents frequently ask me how to cultivate empathy in their children. Instead of only understanding their own point of view, parents wish for their children to learn how to share, take others' perspectives, and overall how to value other people's opinions just as their value their own. Here are five ways to teach empathy…