7 Tips to Help Your Relationship Flourish During a Pandemic
1) Don’t Panic: With so many possible sources of information, it can be hard to stave off panic and unfounded pessimism. To fend off panic, you must prioritize reason and realism. One way to do this is to get information from credible… Read more »
In These Funky Times, Kids Gotta Get Up and Get Down
When the governor announced in April that all schools would remain closed for an extension of the already-extended spring break, kids and families were home for a whole month with no clear timeline of going (or not going) back to… Read more »
Finding the Positives by Going on an Emotional Scavenger Hunt
Since many of us are spending a little more time with our partners, children, or other family members because of COVID-19 precautions, our emotions may be bumping into one another more than usual. Tensions can run high in close quarters,… Read more »
3 Important Truths for Moms During the Pandemic
First: You are not making a wrong decision. Parenting is already full of conflicting philosophies that leave us second-guessing our decisions. The pandemic has added a whole new layer to stress out about. Should I let me kids go… Read more »
How to Support Yourself and Your Family Through a Long, Hard Time
Back in March, I wrote an article sharing some ideas for how to help children cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. At that point, we were in the acute phase of this collective trauma, and many (including myself) believed and hoped it would… Read more »
Did You Know That Most People’s New Year’s Resolutions Fail By January?
80 percent according to Business Insider, actually. To make matters worse, only 8 percent of people even achieve their resolutions in the end. You can find link after link talking about how those people manage to successfully stick… Read more »
Unplug Your Kids
Christmas had passed, and with it the usual onslaught of ads urging us to buy with abandon. One December commercial showed how blissful holiday travel could be with children tucked happily away with a video in the back of the new family… Read more »
The Key to Making Family Changes Stick
Have you ever played with one of these? If you’ve ever spent any time in a baby’s room, you may have seen one of these on their crib. Mobiles really hold a newborn’s attention as they turn and dance. The slightest touch will throw the… Read more »