Parenting
Holiday Calm: 6 Ways for Parents to Manage Christmas Stress
Guest Blog Ah, Christmas. That magical time of year when parents everywhere transform into frazzled elves, trying to orchestrate the perfect holiday experience …
The Hidden Dangers of Social Media on Teen Mental Health and Addiction
by Charles Watson Social networking has become deeply ingrained in the lives of teenagers serving as a platform for socializing and self-expression. While its …
10 Reasons Parents in the Know Hire Postpartum Doulas
by Cindy Lelea What Are Postpartum Doulas? If you’ve just welcomed a new baby, you might have heard about postpartum doulas. Postpartum doulas provide …
Helping Your Child Reset, Refresh, and Prepare for the Days Ahead
by Dana Brown As parents, we want our children to grow up healthy and happy. While we focus on providing for their physical needs like food, shelter, and …
Managing Differences in Parenting Styles: Insights from a Counselor
by Asma Rehman As a counselor, I often see couples struggling with differences in parenting styles. These differences can cause conflict and tension in the …
Eight-Year-Old Reading Adult Books
by Jackie Kendall During the holidays while on FaceTime with Abigail (Ben’s firstborn) she mentioned wanting to show me something. She walks down into their …
Why Is A Teen So Easily Seduced?
by Jackie Kendall Teens being seduced by Cyber predators is just a modern version of predators who have existed for centuries. These predators whether past or …
Searching for the Right Words
by Jo Elizabeth Pinto My seventh grader has a good friend who lives on the next block. The friend forgot a book at our house last week. We went out of town for …
Corporal Punishment
by Abbie Johnson Taylor In the fall of 1968, after my brother Andy was born, I started second grade at the Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind in …
How to Celebrate Your Kid’s Birthday During Difficult Times
by Alycia Coloma It can be hard to put on a happy face and make birthdays feel special when your family is going through a difficult time. Whether it be that …
How to Protect Children’s Mental Health During a Divorce
by Beau Peters There is a divorce in the U.S. every 13 seconds. That equates to over 2 million divorces each year. Many couples who get divorced have children …
Craig Harvey reads Float: A Guide to Letting Go
Craig Harvey reads Float: A Guide to Letting go by Aimee Ruland Float: A Guide to Letting Go seeks to encourage children to process their emotions gently and …
Craig Harvey reads Please Explain Anxiety to Me
Craig Harvey reads Please Explain “Anxiety” to Me by Dr. Laurie Zelinger What’s happening to me? This book translates anxiety from the jargon …
Sam Feels Better Now! Read by author Jill Osborne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQxYm24Ugc4 Sam saw something awful and scary! Ms. Carol, a special therapist, will show Sam how to feel better. Children can …
Depression in Kids: What Parents Can Do to Help
by Andrew Carroll Depression is not the equivalent of sadness. It is a serious medical condition that harms your child’s ability to connect with friends, …
Pokemon in the Park
by J. E. Pinto I admit, when my kid first asked me to take her to the city park near our house so she could catch Pokemon on my cell phone, I wasn’t …
Dr. Laurie Zelinger Explains Tonsils and Adenoids to children
Nearly 500,000 adenotonsillectomies will be performed on children this year. Will you be ready? The new 3rd Edition of this bestselling book helps parents …
Anxiety and Depression: X Ways to Help Your Child Sleep Better
by Sarah Cummings We all know instinctively that good sleep is good for our health. Few of us however grasp exactly how important it truly is – especially …
How to Keep You Child Mentally Healthy and Give Them Hope
by John Michelson It seems like every time you turn on the evening news there is a mass shooting or an overdose death right down the street. While these …
Win a copy of Ferdinand Finds Christmas
Win a copy of the new book Ferdinand Finds Christmas: just click on this link to enter or click on the cover photo at right “Dear Santa, I think I …
LHP donates 100 copies of new Christmas book to Ft. Myers area children
November 27, 2014 | Ft. Myers, FL Visit www.jaytucker.net for contact details, review copies, photos, and an author bio. A small, yellow frog named Ferdinand …
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