Career Moms
By Malia Jacobson Before kids, Lorraine Wilde had a great job managing supplies for a chemistry lab in Bellingham, a…
Browsing: Parenting
Why Camp is Important for Kids
Courtesy of The Camping and Education Foundation It is no secret that many children spend too much time in front…
Self-Determination at Summer Camp
By Heidi Smith Luedtke, PhD Parents spend a lot of time trying to motivate kids. We use chore charts, checklists, reminders and…
Kids Going to Camp? How Not to Worry
by Heidi Smith Luedtke If your kids are going to sleep-away camp this summer, you may be wrestling with worries…
Five Common Tween Attitudes
How to Respond to What They’re Really Saying He’s talking back. She’s sassy and moody. He’s embarrassed when you hug…
Tigers, and Dolphins, and Helicopters
(oh my!) What Type of Parent Are You? By Bonny Osterhage When Tiger Mother Amy Chua unleashed her “Battle Hymn…
The Troubled Child: Help with Mental Illness
By Gayla Grace I was devastated when my oldest daughter was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at 5 years old.…
Teaching Children Self-Control
Teaching Children Self-Control Learning How to Yield Part of the responsibility of parenting is teaching our children how to control…
Modeling Good Health Habits Begins with You
Growing up, many of us probably remember the phrase, “do as I say, not as I do,” coming out of…
More To Navigate When Single Parents Decide to Date
Many years ago when I was a newly single parent and decided to brave dating again, the look on his…
