Encouraging our kids to be healthy

General, Parenting, Wellness

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Because of this we thought it was the perfect time to talk about starting a wellness plan to encourage your kids to be healthy! Here are some simple things you can do to create an attitude of physical fitness and...

Let’s Talk to our Kids About Sex

General

For many parents the title of this post immediately turned them off, but ignoring a subject like this won’t make it go away. Like we said in our recent post on talking with your kids about drugs, the smartest thing you can do is be open and honest with your kids about...

Dr. Hammond wins a 2015 Early Career Achievement Award

General, Updates and news

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May, 8, 2015 Local Psychologist Wins a 2015 APA Early Career Achievement Award Brandon, Fla. – Dr. Nekeshia Hammond was one of just 25 recipients of the 2015 APA Early Career Achievement Awards by The Committee on Early Career...

Helping Kids Cope with the Loss of a Loved One

Parenting, Wellness

Last week we posted about coping with the loss of a loved one. If you missed that post you can read it here. This week we’re talking about how to help kids cope with a loss because although this is often a harder task to take on for some adults, if you have children...

Coping with the Loss of a Loved One

General, Wellness

There are few things in life as devastating as the loss of a loved one. Sadly, loss is one of the certainties of life that we can’t outrun. Should you find yourself struggling with the loss of a loved one how you grieve may be different from how others grieve. Still,...