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Tips for Building A Relationship With Your Child
Building a relationship with your child is the best gift you can give them. Children, after all, are blessings. It doesn't always feel like that - especially when our two-year-old is throwing a temper tantrum in the middle of Target, or when our 16-year old is arguing...
A Guide To Raising A Confident Child
Confidence is essential for a happy, fulfilled life, and mental well-being. Children that are confident are likely to perform better, and be happier and healthier overall. They are also likely to try harder in life and work to their full potential. Instilling...
How To Cope When A Spouse or Partner Is Deployed
Facing the deployment of a spouse or partner can be extremely stressful, but there are ways to cope while counting the days until your deployed loved one comes home. When the most important person in one’s life has gone overseas, or simply stationed somewhere else,...
Trauma Recovery and The Aftermath Of Suicide
September is Suicide Prevention Month. Unfortunately, the reality is that there are many people suffering the loss of loved ones and friends that have died by suicide. This post is about trauma recovery and the aftermath of losing someone in this way. As...
How To Cope With Fear And Overcome Anxiety
In today’s post, we’re exploring a couple of simple, yet effective coping strategies to help when you are suffering from fear and anxiety-related mental health issues. While a certain amount of both fear and anxiety is helpful for keeping oneself safe, there are many...
Managing the Stress of Virtual Schooling
Hillsborough County schools just announced that when school starts up again for the 2020-2021 school year, at least the first four weeks will be virtual only. For many parents, this news just adds to the list of stressors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With that in...
How To Choose Suitable Television Programs For Children
Television plays an important role in most homes, but much of the content is not suitable for children. Parents need to monitor what their children watch. How can you choose suitable television programs for children? In their book, Adproofing Your Kids, Tania...
Help Your Children Enjoy Learning
Children love to learn. It’s the reason they keep asking “why, why, why.” When you continue answering their questions of “why,” you’re encouraging them to learn. 1. Help children enjoy learning by letting them find out answers on their own. For example, if your...
Checking In With Our Children’s Feelings
As parents, we sometimes lead a very hectic life. We run here and there, making sure everything is taken care of, all while working a full-time job. In all of this craziness, it’s important that we take a step back and check in with our children’s feelings. Of...
5 Tips For Coping With Children At Home
Whether you’re reading this amid the Coronavirus stay at home orders, or it’s just time for summer break, you know that time with the family can be wonderful, but it can also be a challenge. Having all the children at home the whole day, for weeks on a row, can...
