6 Tips for Transitioning Into the School Year
As the summer winds down, and children head back to school, you might be struggling to re-establish healthy routines and structure. If you are one of those parents, looking for guidance on where to begin, here are some strategies to get you going.
Back to School: What I learned raising kids from kindergarten to high school graduation as a single mom.
With every school year that has passed, I have learned and grown just as much as my 3 kids. Each year and childhood phase presented me with challenges: some proud moments and some soul crushing ones. Parenting is not for the faint of heart. As I am approaching the close of my back-to-school years, here is what I have learned.
Practical Ways You Can Help Your Kids Cope with Depression
Has your child appeared sad, sullen, or irritable – more so than usual – for a few weeks? Have their grades, self-confidence, and sense of hope taken a nose-dive, yet to recover? Are they more self-critical or negative, or just not interested in things that used to bring joy? If yes, your child may be dealing with more than a simple ‘blue mood;’ it may be a bout of depression. And, if you are struggling yourself with how to help, I trust the following steps will give you some direction.
How to have healthy independence in marriage
So, rather than codependence or independence, our target for a healthy relationship should be interdependence. Interdependence maintains the identity of each individual, while creating something beautiful and healthy in the relationship. Here, the relationship gives each individual more than they could achieve if they did life on their own.
How to Mentally Separate from Work
Even with COVID restrictions lifting, warm weather becoming a reality, and family trips in the near future, you may be finding it difficult to ‘leave work at work.’ What follows are some helpful starting points, no matter if you work from home or have been commuting.
7 Ideas for Connecting as a Family on a Road Trip
If road tripping is something that puts the wind in your sails and the pep in your step…GREAT! But if you’re anything like me and you fear an adventure akin to National Lampoons Vacation or Home Alone II, this blogpost is for you! Read on to discover a few tips, tricks and activities I’ve learned along the way to help alleviate the stress of summer family road travel.
