Unfortunately, you cannot make money grow on trees. But quite frankly austerity presently makes us all reflect the true meaning of spirit and Christmas. So what exactly does that mean to you? To most adults it’s about being together with your family and having quality time. Maybe several gracious days off of work.
Read More
By now our children would have had a couple of months settling into one transition or another; whether that’s going to a new school, starting nursery, welcoming a new sibling, or possibly a new living environment. Such transitions can cause anxiety in our little ones.
Read More
Halloween goes back to pageant festivals traditionally held at the end of October. People believed it was a time of year that spirits would come alive. They dressed in costumes and stayed inside to prevent being harmed by the spirits. Traditional games are played this time of year one known as bobbing for apples, which entails trying to catch an apple with your teeth.
Read More
Over the last week or so I have answered a lot of questions on my Twitter regarding sleep. It’s a fundamental discipline that parents need to get under their belt. As you have heard me say 1000 times, sleep deprivation affects the whole family. The detriment of lack of sleep in children may lead to irritability, temper tantrums, inability to focus and concentrate, learn and process.
Read More
Having traveled for the last eight years around America (47 states, in fact) and up and down from Scotland to Cornwall, one of the many consistent questions I get asked from parents on my travels is “how much time should I be spending with my kids? How do I truly find the balance?”
Read More
You already know I think you are all an amazing job raising kids, but I’ve noticed an alarming trend among young girls and their concern over their images. From the age of four in particular, they’re conscious of how they look — of course they are as this is the age where they get to choose their clothes, help dress themselves and tell you which hairstyle they want.
Read More
During my live-tweeting of the premiere episode of Family SOS, I received a tweet asking if I would cover the topic of anxiety and depression in teenagers. This topic is absolutely important as so many teens suffer in silence from anxiety and depression or, if they do ask for help, they are sometimes ignored or their symptoms are written off as “hormones.”
Read More
For as long as I can remember as a little girl, I have lived with the burden of food allergies. Exposure to nuts and shellfish could send me to the hospital, gasping for air. The fear is real; it always has been and will continue to be a daily reality. When you suffer from extreme food allergies like I do, it is hard to trust restaurants, waiters, school cafeterias and even food packaging labels.
Read More
I am a firm believer that gay or straight, it doesn’t matter as long as a child is raised with love. And rules. And fun. Though most people are either for or against it, there still reamins a percentage of the world’s population who are somewhere in the middle or haven’t read up about the latest news and studies.
Read More
The first time you bring your child to eat out, start easy with a family-friendly restaurant. Make sure the menu options have some items your child is familiar with eating. Do not expect them to try something new the first time out. Try to go a little earlier than you would normally eat dinner (and just before prime eating time). This will help insure the restaurant isn’t packed and your wait, for both a table and food, won’t be long.
Read More