“My child is sad to move. How can I help?”

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Published on Sunday, 23 December 2012 10:49

“My child is sad to move. How can I help?”

Written by Shara Lawrence-Weiss, Mommy Perks

We are currently in the process of a big move. One evening, before moving, I walked into my bedroom and found my five year old sobbing. I asked, “Did it just hit you that we are moving, honey?” She said, “Yes, mom! We are leaving my friends and my school! I love my friends and my school!”

A Special Note from Dr. Sally about the Newtown Tragedy

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Published on Monday, 17 December 2012 12:19

A Special Note from Dr. Sally about the Newtown Tragedy

Guest post submitted by Sally Goldberg, PhD

Everyone is asking the big question about how to prevent this kind of crisis from happening again, and they should. Many important answers are coming through related to how to keep schools safer, the need for better gun control, and improving our mental health system. While all of these interventions are positive and necessary, there is a deeper and more important concern that is being overlooked--early childhood education and parenting.

The gaming addiction in teens: What's underneath it?

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Published on Wednesday, 19 December 2012 13:28

By Shara Lawrence-Weiss and Ava Parnass

This is going to be a long post about an addiction trend in teens and the relationship we see in regard to the way we parent our kids. If you have the time and energy, I encourage you to read to the end. I've spent the last year researching and reading, watching and observing a trend in teens: gaming addiction. I'm not talking about kids who play video games here and there, for fun, in between doing many other things with their time. I'm talking about kids who can't go for one day without playing a game for 6 or more hours. Some of them are playing for up to 16 hours a day, sleeping very little, skipping school, eating nothing but sugar to keep their energy up, drinking energy drinks full of caffeine, etc.

Helping grieving children through the holidays

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Published on Saturday, 08 December 2012 18:46

Guest post submitted by Carolyn Morris

It’s a delicate balance creating new traditions while still honouring memories of a loved one during the holiday season. Simplify the holidays this year and spend time with family.