Last week’s water cooler chat focused on successful co-parenting. A few colleagues said successful co-parenting with their ex began when the hurts healed from the divorce. Another said they can’t ever see being able to have a successful co-parenting plan in place because he and his ex are too far apart in how they run […]
I remember when we were preparing for the birth of my firstborn and the idea that the three-piece pink polka dot nesting bins would be the perfect catch-all for baby’s toys. The idea of “just put it away at the end of the day” to stop the daily mess was so seemingly simple. During the first […]
It used to be, every Thursday night at 6:30pm was an in-home festival of zippy music, toe-tapping and hip shaking sounds and tempos that fueled the energy to master the magic from an arsenal of cleaning products. It didn’t matter if it was dirty dishes, streaky windows, or dust bunnies. It was sayonara to the tiniest […]
As your child goes through school, they will be faced with many extracurricular choices. Baseball, football, cheerleading, gymnastics, science club, math club, the list goes on and on. But did you know, that having an interest in a musical instrument and even more so, in music, when introduced as early as infancy, will help your […]
I used to think my child was Teflon strong and super resilient. As a child of divorce, she didn’t exhibit any of the textbook behaviors that I was cautioned and counseled over and over. “Children of divorce are ‘at risk’” I was told by one well-meaning counselor. “At risk for what?” I replied. “A […]
My child won’t listen! How many times have we shared with friends and family this simple truth yet all the while know that we, as parents, may have something to do with this defiant behavior? Whether a child at the tender age of two, a spunky six year old or a hormonal pre-teen, when your […]
Mother’s Day. The one day a year where we remember all the good things mom does or has done for us. As kids, my sister and I delighted in bringing mom a Mother’s Day gift made from pieces of paper precisely glued together and decorated with crayon scribbles. Once, she and I proudly presented a […]
“Time out young lady!” “Timmy, you are going in time out right now!” To many young children, hearing “time out” becomes the first dreaded words that signify mischief or wrongdoing. But for June Kalski, a busy mom of two kids ages three and six, time out became something she could look forward to that helped […]
It has been said when you become a parent, your whole world changes. But what you never hear is when your child becomes a toddler, your world changes by the minute. Perhaps this is a precursor to the pre-teen years or some silly test of patience and will, but regardless, as a parent of a […]
When given a choice, most kids will pick junk food over healthy food. However, kids are not born knowing the difference of taste of healthy food compared to the taste of junk food. As parents, we condition our children through our own words and actions. “If you’re good, you can have a cookie…” “Ooooh, that […]
