Nearly a year ago I began a series for parents about talking to your kids about all things sexual. It’s taken me a while, but I’m finally saying “yes” to writing installment #2. I felt moved over the last couple of weeks to speak up at a school board meeting. Long story short, I have
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For Parents: A Mindful Moment with Your 2 Year Old
I wrote this almost a year ago and looking back it isn’t surprising I didn’t find a moment to take the last step and post it. Great to reflect and notice how much more at ease I am whether it’s his age or my frame of mind. Cheers to mothers and fathers of young children.
Read on »For Parents: Conversations about Sexual Matters, #1: Setting the Stage for Openness
This series is about education young children about sexual matters including pornography and other sexual matters. To be notified of new posts follow me on Facebook or join my email list in the box on the right. My husband recently discovered in our computer’s history that my son had gone through some sites of interest. I
Read on »Attachment in Adulthood
In a recent post, I wrote about the attachment journey that young parents naturally embark on as they have children. With parenthood, attachment becomes a focal point. But attachment needs aren’t just for babies! It’s important for all adults – married people, single people, adult siblings, adult children or parents of adult children – to
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Parents of young children are often preoccupied with how best to establish strong bonds with their little ones. We long for meaningful interactions. We hope that our children will both initiate and positively receive these interactions, which we also hope will be a source of strength for both parties. The mental health world uses the
Read on »Book Review: Parenting From the Inside Out, by Daniel J. Siegel
Parenting From the Inside Out by Daniel J. Siegel My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have only read 3-4 chapters of this book, but I am loving what I am getting out of it. This is a great book for all parents to read. It helps you examine your emotional world in relation to
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A friend asked me for gift ideas for her 2 year-old boy and I told her cars and trucks…and that I also have a good list of toys that every child should have. I used to do play therapy. I would bring children into a play room and play and talk in certain way to develop a
Read on »Book Review: Raising Your Spirited Child
I have heard great things about this book, but hadn’t read it until recently. Mostly because I didn’t think my child was “spirited.” I was a little relieved by that fact, but I can’t deny I relished moments with his “spirited” friends. Well, he turned 4 and things changed. What do you know? According to
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An interesting article on the WSJ about paying your children allowance. I’ve been a little hung up on the idea of paying my children to do chores. I agree with Dr. Weinstein that children “should do chores as a member of a household.” Additionally, I’d have a problem keeping track of the work done. In
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A friend asked me for gift ideas for her 2 year-old boy and I told her cars and trucks, which always seem to be in style with that demographic. I also offered her a good list of toys that every child should have. These are specific toys that therapists have in a play room for play therapy. Most of them are everyday toys, but they include those toys that are most fit to help children express themselves.
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