My first summer as a new mom didn’t really feel like summer. I had been staying home nearly a year and so, as I watched moms with older kids reframe their schedules and lament the loss of alone time that …
5 Ways to Encourage Play in Children
They only needed pen and paper in order to get started yesterday. Somehow, making lists turned into drawing pictures of fire, and drawing fire turned into a game of Fire Chief for the next hour. Two little boys ran around …
Wired for Success: Navigating Your Kids’ Screen Time
I vividly remember the day I sat with my toddler in a doctor’s office and committed the act I vowed that I as a counselor who knows better would never do. I was trying to have a conversation with my …