Parenting
Getting Ready for Back-To-School: Easing Anxiety to Start the Year Off Right
Regardless of what your summer looked like, going back to school can be a stressful time for students and parents alike. Anxiety for the start of a new school year, also known as back to school jitters, is common. Here are some tips that I give parents in my back to school newsletter each year.
Drowning Prevention: 5 Things to Know
Pandemic or not, there are few bigger items on our list of “mom worries” than drowning. And with good reason – it’s the leading cause of accidental deaths in kids ages 1 to 4. But there are some really simple ways to keep your kids safer.
Summer Reading for Kids in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade!
While summer is an ideal time for children to relax, explore the outdoors, visit new places, and spend extra time with family and friends, it is also a critical time for children to maintain and build upon literacy skills. Prepare to embark upon a summer of magical stories with these kid-tested and parent-approved books!
Getting Our Kids Emotionally Ready for School
Getting our children emotionally ready for school entails getting our children to a place where they are open, willing, and able to try. They have a general feeling that “I can handle this.” Because children grow through relationships, these tips all filling up your child’s “connection cup,” helping them feel emotionally ready for school:
Talking to Kids About Race
As we speak to our children about race, it can be hard to know what to say and how to say it. To get some input on how to address these complex issues in a way that kids can understand, we reached out to Dr. Carlin Barnes, MD and Dr. Marketa Wills, MD, MBA
How to Prepare Your Child for Sleepaway Camp
Are your kids going to sleepaway camp this summer? We asked Renee Flax, Director of Camper Placement for the American Camp Association, NY and NJ, for her best advice on preparing kids for camp—from emotional prep to packing tips.
Black Maternal Health
As moms, pregnancy and childbirth is a magical and also, complicated time. Black moms (as well as American Indian and Alaskan Native) face a greater risk. In an effort to understand this important issue, we reached out to one of the top experts on this subject, Dr. Alicia D. Bonaparte, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Pitzer College and co-editor of the anthology, Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth, Here’s what she had to say about this troubling statistic.
Meet the Dad Behind CPR Legislation That Will Keep Our Kids Safer
June 1-7 is CPR and AED Awareness Week, and it’s the perfect time to share some good news regarding heart health and our kids.
Swim Safety
Thousands of children fall victim to drowning each year, but there are smart steps to keep yours safe. We spoke to industry experts from the Red Cross and CDC, as well as a top swim school, to get the facts.
Adapting to a New Normal
The pandemic may have kept us six feet apart from our friends and extended family, but it did keep us as close to our immediate family as we’ve ever been. As restrictions start to loosen this can lead to changing marital and family dynamics, anxiety and more. Here is some advice from Dori Gatter, a psychotherapist and relationship expert.
Encouraging a Healthy Body Image
What can parents do to encourage a healthy body image? The answer isn’t straightforward—but here are some things to realize about these issues, and a few tips to encourage a healthy relationship with food.
Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Pet
Dealing with the loss of a beloved family pet can be difficult for a child. Here are our tips for explaining the loss of a family pet to children.
Literacy Tips! Making Reading Fun
Looking for ways to keep your children interested in reading? Mary Elizabeth Shaw is a reading specialist and the founder of Busy Bee Literacy who is sharing the best ways to make reading fun and her favorite books for children of all ages.
Raising a Self-Reliant Child
As parents, we all want our kids to go out into the world confident in their abilities and ready to tackle anything. But our instinct is to help as much as we can preventing them from learning resilience. So what are the best ways to ensure our kids build self-confidence?
