For many families, a home just isn’t complete without some sort of furry companion. Dogs are America’s favorite, with 48,255,413 households owning one or more dogs. Many of these households also have children. With how many interactions there are between children and pets, it is natural for parents to have questions such as, what areContinue reading “Dogs and Children”
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Supporting Our Children in a Time of Uncertainty
The past few months, years, even the last decade has been a very turbulent time. We have seen pandemics, wars, riots, and divisions on an unprecedented scale. It is tempting for us to think that these “adult” things have no effect on our children, but the truth is that they are very in tune toContinue reading “Supporting Our Children in a Time of Uncertainty”
Talking to our Children about Sex
All parents dread it, “the talk”, “the birds and the bees”, and anything else we use to allude to talking to our children about sex and sexuality. A lot of parents will either avoid talking about it and just hope for the best or decide on an arbitrary date to explain everything about sex allContinue reading “Talking to our Children about Sex”
Parent to Your Child
Every child is created equal, but they are not created the same. As parents a lot of heart ache and trouble can be avoided if we follow a few key principles out lined in the book The 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting (Steinburg, 2005). Keep pace with your child’s development, adjust your parenting toContinue reading “Parent to Your Child”
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