Ten-year-old Allie repeatedly leaves her bike outside at night or drops it in the driveway behind her dad’s car. Her parents are frustrated with this behavior. The expensive bike could easily be stolen or could be ruined if her dad backs out of the garage and doesn’t see it. Read More »
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Sleep Study: Putting Infants to Bed
Sleep is one of those key pieces of life that most of us take for granted, until we don’t get enough! Lack of sleep not only leads to grumpiness and fatigue, but it has also been linked to memory problems, difficulty concentrating, depression, obesity and even heart disease. Read More »
Hot Topics for Parents: Teaching Feelings
Children have strong feelings. Sometimes they express them strongly, as well.
Four-year-old Matthew was being led to the time out chair by his teacher. He yelled at her, “I hate you! I hate your guts! I would like to take a scissors and cut you in pieces and flush you down the toilet!” Many adults would be shocked by this verbal outburst of feelings. Read More »
Understanding Childhood ADHD
“My child just can’t ever sit still for more than two seconds!”
“I tell him to take out the trash, and I find him a few minutes later doing something else.”
“She is easily distracted by pretty much anything, and her teacher reports it takes her twice as long to do an assignment as it does her classmates.”
Do these types of frustrations sound familiar? Read More »
How to Make Reading a Family Activity
It’s such a lovely image: one or both parents cuddled up on a couch, reading books with their child while the child excitedly points out pictures and asks questions. It seems like that is how reading should be, right? No wonder it is so frustrating then when reading together isn’t so easy or relaxing. Read More »
Why Your Kids Need Recess
Remember those days when you could look forward to recess several times a day? Have you ever wondered why it is built into your child’s school day? It turns out that recess is an important part of learning for children, just as taking a break from a task leads to better productivity for us as adults! Read More »
