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The Reunion (California Quarterly: California Poetry Society)
The Reunion Foggy clouds flirt freely furtive fluffs Then—russet sundrops weightless in their rendezvous with the creamy clouds. Scud, sliding in the distance nearly vanishing into silence–warm with milk. Such a reunion on an otherwise ordinary day.
Read MoreAngry Kids and the Parents Who Love Them
ASK YOURSELF AS A PARENT: Does your child’s alarm clock turn a wake-up call into a moody battle? Does your teen drop all his clothes on the floor so you can’t walk through his room? Or do you feel like your teen is freezing you out with a glare in his eyes? How do you…
Read MoreDo You Socialize Too Much?
Do You Socialize Too Much?. What does it mean if you do? | by Laurie Hollman, Ph.D. | Thrive Global | Medium
Read MoreA Line of a Poem to Give You a Lift on Thanksgiving
“Why today do I feel steady rooted in sand and open to look beyond the pink horizon?”
Read MoreThe Importance of Play for Children
Play is a Child’s Work: How Parents Encourage Creativity and Learning Play is how children learn, discover, express curiosity, and communicate. Different kinds of play bring out different aspects of our kids’ personalities and points of view. Parents can help their children learn, make new discoveries, and enjoy adventures by encouraging play time activities. When…
Read MoreKids Who Succeed: How Parents Encourage a Work Ethic
How to Teach the Value of Work Kids who succeed learn a work ethic as they grow up. We all want our kids to share in household chores, make their beds, carry their plates to the sink, pick up towels off the floor, and have organized backpacks. It gives us fewer tasks, but more importantly,…
Read MoreHow to Prepare for a Move and Transferring Your Child to a New School
First Considerations There are many considerations when moving your child to a new school, especially when the school year is already in session. Considering the age and grade of your child is important so you speak in your child’s language and vocabulary pertinent to their stage of development. Remember that actual age and developmental…
Read MoreToddler Tantrums
WHAT IS A TANTRUM? A tantrum occurs when a child’s whole system of managing feelings and thoughts collapse. It is a communication that happens suddenly. The child may lay down on the floor, scream, kick her feet, throw her arms about, and twist her body violently. If the parent becomes frantic, so will the child.…
Read MoreOverstimulation in Infancy
OVERVIEW Overstimulation in children is a broad topic ranging from overstimulation in infants to children on the spectrum, to children in war-torn countries, and other traumatized children such as those faced with terrors due to 9-11, including post-traumatic-stressors. To narrow the topic, I will focus on infancy. Healthy infants from the first few…
Read MoreAre You Overly Worried About Child Abduction? Let’s Reason this out!
Parental Anxiety about Stranger Danger –ABDUCTION FEARS Abduction of children is statistically rare, yet parents often enough make it a high-level fear minimizing more obvious sources of trauma such as early loss, bullying, fears of COVID, mental illness in children and teens, parental and marital discord. So why is this not prevalent subject viewed as…
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