Teenagers
Pregnancy
First Pregnancy
Being pregnant for the first time causes a whirlwind of emotions. They can range from excitement, anticipation, and joy to...
I missed my Period – Could I Be Pregnant?
Reactions can range from disgraced expletives to nagging excitement and instantaneously the past, present and future feels changed somehow. “I...
Child Birth Classes
More than likely you have been introduced to the idea of childbirth classes from your OBGYN or midwife. Childbirth classes...
How to Tell the Children You are Having a Baby
The happy news that you are going to have a baby, may be exciting for you and your partner. Yet...
Children
Parents Must Lead By Example
If you were to group together a bunch of parents and their children in one room, within an hour, you...
Parenting the Middle Child – The Kid Stuck in the Middle
Somewhere in this world there is a brilliant psychologist that introduced the idea of “the middle child syndrome.” Perhaps it...
Negotiating with Children – The Pros and Cons
Negotiating with children is like trying to swim against a rip tide. It is difficult, tiring at best and a...
My Baby is Growing Up – Enjoy Your Babies As Much as You Can
It’s almost sudden the way our kids grow up. It’s similar to how sometimes summer just blows out of the...
Motherhood
6 Tips for Raising Confident Daughters
Raising a daughter who is confident, well-mannered and has a good self-image is not easy, especially in today’s uncivil world....
Six Tips to De-Stress the Newly Single Mom
Being a mother is demanding enough without the added stress of all that accompanies the dissolution of a marriage. From...
Going from One Kid to Two Was Hard
Becoming a mother was one of the most wonderful and difficult things that’s ever happened to me. Everything I’d ever...
Education
Three Good Reasons for Building a Bond with Your Child’s School
When my oldest began First Grade, a neighbor of mine who had children slightly older than mine, gave me this...
Common Benefits of Online Learning You Should Consider Today
If you have a child who is looking to get a college education soon, whether they’ve recently completed high school...
Improving Parents’ Relationships with their Child’s School Counselor
When most parents think about school counselors, they assume that the counselor’s primary job is to help students select classes...
When Children Lose Belongings at School
What do you do when every day your child comes home from school without one or two of their belongings?...