These are the types of posts we sincerely don’t like writing. The fact that we need to address talking to our children about violence is absolutely devastating. However, in the wake of the Parkland, Fla. tragedy, it must be discussed. Too Scared for School When...
Teasing, name-calling, pestering, “kids being kids” – call it what you want, but most children will be touched by bullying in some way by the time they graduate high school. It’s important as parents to talk to your children about bullying...
As recently as the afternoon of Halloween this year, there was another senseless act of violence in Manhattan, New York – “A man in a rented truck slammed into people on a pedestrian and bicycle path in New York City on Tuesday afternoon, killing several people and...
Whenever a natural disaster strikes in, life comes to a standstill, leaving a plethora of people homeless, shattered, or at the very least devastated. The aftermath of a storm can bring a city, even an entire country to it’s knees. As we’ve seen with...
One of the most exciting things about summer is the variety of summer camps available to kids. At least in our local area of Tampa, Fla. there are camps for everything from how to be a zookeeper to how to start acting in plays on a Broadway style stage. For some...
For military families, few things are as difficult as leaving our children at home while on deployment. As April was the Month of the Military Child, I wanted to address something that is often on the minds of members of the military – handling closeness during...