“Mom, can I ask you something?” my son asked me this as he put away his backpack after coming home from school. “Of course”, I answer, slicing apples and spooning out peanut butter for a snack. “What’s up?” “Why does everyone think I am such a loser? How come no one likes me?” I put down the knife, look my son in the eye and tell him in NO UNCERTAIN TERMS: “You are not … [Read more...] about Mean Boys Are Just As Bad As Mean Girls
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101 Ways to Make a Difficult Divorce Easier on Your Children
The following is a list of things you can do to make your children's lives easier after a divorce. Read these tips as reminders of what you and your co-parent should be doing to ease the stress of divorce on your children. Remember that the reason why you should do these things is that if you don't your children will join the ranks of those who become emotionally hurt by the … [Read more...] about 101 Ways to Make a Difficult Divorce Easier on Your Children
10 Rules To Empower and Protect Young Children From Potential Abuse
Who’s afraid of the big, bad wolf? How about the boogeyman? Okay, good -- so we’ve got those two covered! But how about the ice cream man, or the next door neighbor, or the after-school sports coach? Now, before you get mad at me for picking on those three, let me just say I have nothing against any of these community members! In fact, my daughter and I buy Fudgsicles from our … [Read more...] about 10 Rules To Empower and Protect Young Children From Potential Abuse
7 Questions Every Parent Should Ask Before A Play Date
I’m embarrassed to ask that…what will they think of me? This is what many parents tell us when we discuss the importance of asking “safety questions” of another parent/friend /adult before sending their kids to a play date, sleep over, or off to sports practice. With all of the stories in the media lately about seemingly "trusted" adults in children’s lives who have … [Read more...] about 7 Questions Every Parent Should Ask Before A Play Date
Autism and Adjusting to Pandemic Schooling
Like all kids these days, schooling looks quite different during these pandemic times. We used to walk to the elementary school, and I’d pick up my child post-school either for autism-related appointments or after the after-school program. He had an aide back then. He did well in school, yet had many autism-related/behavioral issues. The middle school was farther away, … [Read more...] about Autism and Adjusting to Pandemic Schooling