What to do when your child/teenager is self-harming As a parent, it is alarming and extremely upsetting to find out your child at any age is self-harming. No parent book can prepare you for this and it is common to feel a mixture of emotions....
A new baby can bring plenty of amazing feelings and challenges to a family. As an expecting parent, being excited and nervous is common and normal. While this may be something that you have had planned for a while, the arrival of a sibling may...
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,...