Parents want the best for their children and will do everything to ensure their immediate world is a safe place to grow up. This usually leads parents on a baby-proofing frenzy to try and make their home as safe as a room full of mattresses...
As parents, we want to safeguard and protect our children from harm. Many parents are aware of the term, bullying and know the effects that bullying has on children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that bullying can increase the likelihood of depression,...
That period of time between toddler and adolescent is crucial for healthy progress through specific developmental milestones. Children are susceptible to environmental stress that can cause adverse reactions in any child’s world. This stress can be death of family/parent(s), natural disasters, financial, homelessness, sickness, divorce,...
It is easy to get alarmed when your cute little munchkin starts lying. What if this continues as she grows up? What if she turns into a lying teenager, a lying adult? What if she gets better at lying; how will I know if she...
Finding out that a loved one is self-harming can be frightening, confusing, and devastating. As a friend, you may wrack your brain trying to figure out how you did not see the warning signs. As a parent, you may ruminate over what you did wrong,...