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We’ve come to our final two social skills that every kid needs to master. While there are more than just 5 social skills, these five are foundational for all others that develop over time. #4 Recognizing Feelings in Others and Showing Empathy It’s very difficult to connect with anyone if we don’t recognize and acknowledge […]
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Social Skills are crucial to success. Without social skills, none of us would make it very far in life. In my last blog, I touched on the first skill: Initiating Conversation and Listening Attentively. In this blog, I will tackle the next two skills from my list: Managing One’s Emotions and Sharing/Compromising. #2: Managing One’s […]
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We are living in an increasingly digital world. As a result, social skills that were so easily developed 20 years ago are becoming less and less natural to our children. Rather than going around the neighborhood to see who wants to play, kids are meeting up online to play Fortnite or some other videogame. Rather […]
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It’s common knowledge that children need plenty of sleep. Depending on their age, most children need anywhere between 9 and 13 hours of sleep in order to be at their best. While children sleep, their brains are actively sorting through and storing the information they learned that day and their bodies are growing. Children who […]
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When a child is first diagnosed with cancer, the parent’s focus is inevitably on getting their child the care and treatment they need. This focus continues through treatment and can last months or even years. It is a very natural and logical thing for parents to do and no one would argue that it is […]
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Since the beginning of time, siblings have been at each other’s throats. It’s one of the most frustrating things for parents and one of the most difficult things to manage. The tattling, the bickering, the never-ending shout for mom to settle things…. it’s exhausting. Sometimes rivalry starts when kids are trying to define who they […]
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Every parent dreams of having a child who is brimming with confidence and healthy self-esteem. While some children just seem to have a natural born confidence, most of them need a little boost and parents can and should be the number one confidence booster. However, how do you do that in such a way that […]
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Discipline can be a touchy subject. Everyone has an opinion and a story to back up their opinion but there isn’t one cookie-cutter approach that will work for every child. Even within one family, siblings may require something different depending on their temperament, their age, or your level of patience after a long day at […]
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The first 8 weeks of school have finally come and gone and it’s time for that first parent-teacher conference. It’s going really well until you hear those dreaded comments about your precious kid- “They’re having a really hard time staying on task.” “They are constantly getting out of their seat and just can’t seem to […]
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Spring break is quickly approaching. While that brings shouts of joy for most children, it is also a reminder that the Georgia Milestone is right around the corner. Since the beginning of March, I have been bombarded with more and more children sharing their fears about the test that is coming up. They are worrying […]
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