If you’re a parent of an only child, these tips will help get your child ready for school and social interactions. Watch!
Tips for Single Child Families (Video)
A Common Culprit for Challenging Behavior in Children Under 8 (Video)
Have you ever wondered why your child lies, why they deny their mistakes, why they blame others for what they have done. This video will give you the biggest culprit for this behavior. Watch.
Top 3 Questions Teens Ask About Sex (Video)
You might be thinking, "Okay, I pretty much know what teens are asking about sex," but you may be a little surprised. Watch our founder speak with board-certified sex therapist Gabriela Galvan de Antillon of Blue Pearl Therapeutic to find out what teens want to know about sex.
Discipline, Assistance and Bullies in a Preschool Classroom
Cross-armed and teary-eyed parents sat across from me, listening to me speak about the issues in their children’s classroom. They took a deep unified breath after I stated clearly, “There’s no such thing as a bully in a preschool classroom.”
Parenting During a Hurricane (VIDEO)
Founder of Stop Parenting Alone explains how to help your children feel emotionally safe during a hurricane.
Stop Doing This so You Can Be a Better Parent
There are two questions that parents always ask about their children that causes them to make mistakes. If you stop debating about these questions, you will be better able to choose how to manage your child.
First, stop wondering if the emotion your child is expressing is the "right" feeling for the moment. Feelings are not fact. Feelings are …
Parenting Your Athlete
My daughter is a soccer player. She began while only four years old, and she is still at it now. It has been breathtaking to watch her take on something that she loves and works at strenuously. However, while I am out at the games I get distracted at times by what I see on the spectator side. I understand the mood swings of the parents and family members. A sporting event is both socially and emotionally triggering, but as parents it is important to keep our children front of mind even while in the stands. The following are suggestions on how you can enjoy the game and also parent your athlete:
Being Mindful to Stop Sharing Gender Stereotypes with Your Children (Video)
Our culture is cluttered with messages on how to be male or female. Our children look to us, their parents, and to the world around them to make sense of how to express gender. Are you sure that you are not perpetuating old fashion ideas and stereotypes around gender? Not sure? Take a look a this quick video for one easy tip to stop!
Talking about Race to our Children (Video)
There are multiple topics parents feel uncomfortable tackling about with their children. Race is in the top three. Child development research and facts on our neurology has given us ways to tackle this subject with our children. Watch this video to get some ideas on handling the topic of race with your children.
Voting is a Parenting Responsibility
Walking in a sea of people towards the ballroom, I felt the weight of a long-sought goal coming to fruition. My brain spun on the fact that nine months later, I would be able to vote. It was February of 2012. I had lived in this country since 1979 when I came from Colombia as a seven-year-old girl. In my 40th year I was finally becoming a US citizen, and in that moment as a mother, as a mental health professional, and as a parenting educator, I understood that I was finally going to be given the right, the privilege, and the responsibility of voting. I have never taken for granted the gift I was given.