Your Bed or Mine? The Struggles of Sleeping With a Partner
Check out the second part of this series: Your Bed or Mine? The Struggle of Sleeping Apart People who struggle with insomnia face many challenges, and one of the biggest can be adapting their sleep...
Is It Possible to Care TOO Much?
With three years of working with college students under my belt, I’ve heard students describe the necessity to stay up until 4 am, skip dinner and breakfast, and even skip showers to cram for...
5 Reasons Why You Should Have Your Child’s IQ Tested
Intelligence (IQ) Is One of the Most Stable Traits in Human Beings A child's IQ, as measured during childhood, is not likely to change significantly over time. The level of one's education can change, but...
Parenting in a Scary World: Raising Resilient Kids
“The world has become such a scary place,” a nervous mom told me not too long ago, her face tight with anxiety. “It’s so much harder to be a parent today than it used...
The Risks of Boundaries, Personal Space, and Comfort Zones
“Boundaries” Is a Bit of a Buzzword These Days... People like to throw this idea around a lot: when talking about personal space (literal and figurative), when retelling a story of an acquaintance who texts...
How Do I Get My Teen to Talk to Me?
“How Do I Get My Teen to Talk to Me?” This is a common statement I hear from parents about their teen. Parents often desire that their child talks to them and share with them...
9 Parenting Tips for Structuring Your Child’s Summer
As early June comes to pass, our compulsory educated offspring often limp towards the academic finish line. With bloody knees and sweat-soaked shirts labeled with their name and number, they stumble across the spray...
Do What You Love and You Will Never Work a Day: The Role of...
If You Do the Work You Love, You Will Never Work a Day in Your Life... What a harmful statement. The implications of the above are if you do not love every aspect of what...
Grilling: Things My Three Sons Better Know Before Moving Out
As a father to three sons, I have embarked on a mission to impart in them life lessons of the utmost importance. These are my stories. Life Lesson #71- The Finer Points of Grilling I want...
Steps to Take If You DON’T Want to Medicate Your Child
Medication can be a forbidden word for some parents. Not all medication, like pills that help kids sleep better, manage allergies, or reduce cold symptoms, or any other medication that is prescribed for common...