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Mental Illness in Children – What You Need to Know
Mental disease in children is surprisingly common. The Centers for Disease and Control Prevention notes that about 20 percent – one in five – of American children suffer from a diagnosable mental illness in any given year. Read More
Telling Your Child About a Serious Illness: Advice from a Mom Who’s Been There
After much deliberation, I decided on a middle ground: I made up a simple, yet optimistic story to tell my son the truth. Read More
6 Ways to Keep in Touch with Kids When Traveling
I’ve been traveling a lot for work lately. It’s not something I do often and I hate being away from the kids overnight. I also hate to fly. Read More
Entering Into the Gray: Turning Children into Compassionate Adults
Sometimes I think we live our lives as though we believe that this is a world just for adults. I’m coming to hold that, hand in hand with observant and intentional parents, children are capable of being ushered lovingly, and carefully, into the world and walking some of these tough roads with us, even at such a young age. Read More
Unexpected Pregnancy? Here Are Your Choices
Millions of women face unplanned pregnancy each year. If you think that you’re pregnant, the first thing you must do is… Read More
‘Tis the Season for Online Shopping Scams
Online holiday shopping has ultimately changed the way parents shop for their loved ones. Instead of hiring a babysitter and hoping to take care of all the holiday shopping in a matter of hours. Read More
5 Things That Helped Me Through College
In the end, it all worked out. I graduated with not one, but two degrees. The reality of it all though, is that if I had the knowledge that I do now, or some guidance to the options available to me, the direction I could have taken would have been much smoother and much quicker saving me time and money. Read More
Five Ways My Miscarriages Changed Me
Those years of grief won’t be forgotten, and neither will those lives. I’m certain I’ll always remember their due dates, and the order of siblings that would have been, had we been allowed to have our children. I’m okay with reflecting on the dark times and feeling twinges of that familiar heartache. It gets easier, but it never goes away. It’s fitting to grieve what will never be. Read More
8 Things to Do When Your Child is Belligerent
My daughter was being so rude and belligerent. She was screaming at me about everything, so finally I just lost patience and yelled at her… Read More