After a great night of Trick-or-Treating, you’re a bit worried that your child is going to eat 2 pounds of Halloween candy a day for the next few weeks. So what can you do about it?! Many parents will limit the amount of candy their children are allowed to eat after Halloween (1-2 pieces/day). Some […]
Catch Someone Being Good!
While I have often challenged parents I work with to catch their children being good, a few years ago I decided to challenge my family to catch each other being good. I think it was a busy time of year and we were all tired and running in multiple directions. It seemed as if there […]
Halloween is Creeping Up
Halloween is creeping up… and ghosts and goblins are jumping out at us along with witches and vampires. How do you help a child who is scared of everything make it through the Halloween season? Young children can have a hard time determining what is real and what is imaginary. They honestly can’t differentiate between the two. […]
Practice Makes Perfect
Is your child is learning to play an instrument? That’s great! Music is such an important part of brain development. It helps with math skills, timing, memory, anticipation, and so much more. For those of you whose children are not playing an instrument in formal lessons, know that even listening to music, singing, or banging […]
Putting the Fun back in DysFUNctional
When was the last time you played as a family? Or just “hung out” together? (This was originally posted in 2015 but the activities are timeless, even during a pandemic and beyond!) Sometimes you need to call a Time Out of your hectic schedule, ignore your To-Do List, and just take time to play. The […]