Got a kid who doesn’t seem interested in sports, art or other activities? Drags his feet at doing chores? Can’t finish what she starts? Our expert, Dr. John Mayer, helps us figure out how to light an appropriate fire under our flock’s behinds.
Part 2 in our Finding Happiness series: how can we safeguard our own emotional balance in the midst of catering to our kids’ big emotions all the time? Internationally acclaimed Andrew Weil, M.D., offers some simple, concrete, doable tips to help us increase and maintain our own sense of well-being.
Many parents wonder if they should include their children in mourning rituals. Lauren Schneider from Our House Grief Support Center says the answer is yes, and tells us why and how.
We are proud to present a sweet, lightly animated storybook app based on our highly lauded children’s book, “A Little Book About Feelings!” NOW AVAILABLE for iPad and iPhone at the iTunes store. Click “more” to watch the preview trailer. We can’t wait to hear what you think!
Does conversation elude your three year-old? Can your five year-old tell a simple story? We talk to autism expert, Dr. Elizabeth Borges Harstad, about early signs of autism spectrum disorder, and what steps parents should do during the difficult process of diagnosis.
Gun debate meets playdate. If you have concerns about the safety of a house where your kid is playing, read on for sage advice from emergency pediatric physician, Dr. Denise Dowd.
DISCIPLINING YOUR KIDS WEEK is here. What’s the most effective way to discipline? Spanking? Non-corporal? Abbie Schiller, Founder and CEO of The Mother Company sets-up a week of articles, giving us parents choices and tools to get our kids to cooperate.
“One day” my mother told me, “you’ll take care of us.” The Mother Company’s Founder and CEO Abbie Schiller describes her decision to move her family into her parents’ home.
The reviews are in: “Ruby’s Studio: The Feelings Show” is a hit! Check out what bloggers, websites and traditional media are saying about the show.
For kids, resolving conflicts can be a tough social process that not only requires expressing their own feelings, but deploying empathy and a means for compromise. Dr. Heather Turgeon shares some valuable tools for helping our kids deal with confrontation.
