Helping Kids Bounce Back: The Keys to Resiliency
Childhood is full of wounds. Not just the cuts, scrapes, and bruises of explorative play; kids’ feelings are routinely hurt, whether from rejection by others,…
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Why Children Need to Give their Hearts to Parents
My 5-year old nephew is in love. He walks around his house and finds each family member and grabs their head firmly in his hands,…
The Gifts of Sensitivity
Sensitive kids are known for being more intense and stirred up by their environment. Sensory overload is common with some sounds being too loud, smells…
Resilience: Embracing the Emotional Journey
Stress seems to lie around every corner. It is there when change happens to us or when we are up against the things we cannot…
Five Things You Might Not Know about Attachment Between Parents and Kids
A father sat in my office, visibly upset that his 7 year old son wasn’t listening to him. He recounted challenge after challenge with his…
When the Worry Bugs Are in Your Tummy: Helping a Child with Anxiety
When my daughter was anxious she used to tell me, “Mama, my tummy feels like it is making butter.” After ruling out sickness, I told…
The Teacher Has My Child’s Heart
With relief and delight my sister called me and said her 6 year old son had just drawn a picture of someone he loved –…
Good Fit Friends: Helping Kids Navigate Peer Relationships
There was a time when the hardest part of going to school for most kids was the academic work. Today, some of the toughest days…
The One Thing Every Kid Needs in their School Backpack
A friend told me her son couldn’t understand why a young child he knew had such a hard time being away from his mother while…
Softening the Hardened Heart
Hearts can grow cold and become hardened, something poets, artists, and musicians have always claimed. From children to adults, emotional numbing is part of the…
