5 Tips For Coping With Children At Home

General, Parenting

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...

How to Talk to Kids about Racism and Social Justice

Education and learning, General, Parenting

Deanne Roberts of WFLA News Channel 8 interviewed Dr. Hammond about how to talk to kids about racism and police brutality, after the May 25 killing of George Floyd. You can view the full video here. We’ve also provided a few of the tips Dr. Hammond suggests...

Parenting Through the Pandemic

General, Parenting, Wellness

As parents, we’re dealing with a lot in the wake of Coronavirus. We’re helping our kids with schoolwork. We’re being tasked with serving more meals throughout the day. We’re doing so much more than we’ve ever had to do before. Because of all the newfound woes of...

Adjusting To The New Normal

General, Wellness

As the world began to re-open, a new wave of stress and anxiety followed. Perhaps you’re feeling it now. Adjusting to the new normal isn’t exactly as easy as flipping a switch. You may be asking yourself questions like:   — How can I stay calm knowing I...

Getting Along With Your Partner During Quarantine

General, Wellness

One of the most devastating things I’m hearing about the quarantine is the number of couples that are ready to end things with their partners because they are tired of being “stuck with them.” While most of us across the country are under stay-at-home orders, that...

Dear Parents – Quit Trying to Do it All During the Pandemic

General, Parenting, Wellness

It goes without saying that right now, we’re living in unprecedented times. If you had told me at the beginning of the year, that come March schools would be closed and I would take on additional roles of full-time cook, cleaner, tutor, entertainment host, bed and...