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Help Your Child Develop Empathy to it’s Full Potential
Empathy is the ability to put yourself in another’s shoes. It’s similar to sympathy but with an important difference. To sympathize is to care about and understand the suffering experienced […]
Dinner’s Ready: Darlene Jones Sweet Glazed Ham
It’s hard to believe, but Christmas has arrived and celebrations are in full swing for families on the Gulf Coast. This month’s Dinner’s Ready recipe, brought to you by Darlene […]
Seven Experience Gifts to Give Kids this Season
Does it feel like your kids already have more toys than they could ever want? I love the holidays and the spirit of gift-giving, but every year, I wonder what […]
How to Balance Receiving with Giving
One of the critical challenges of holiday time is that our children get so used to receiving oodles of gifts that they begin to expect that they will always get […]
Control What You Can
My husband and I recently watched Summer Rental, a 1985 movie about a family on vacation. We noticed a stark difference between the behavior of the children in this older […]
How to Balance Receiving with Giving
One of the critical challenges of holiday time is that our children get so used to receiving oodles of gifts that they begin to expect that they will always get […]
Seven Experience Gifts to Give Kids this Season
Does it feel like your kids already have more toys than they could ever want? I love the holidays and the spirit of gift-giving, but every year, I wonder what […]
When Efforts to Help Your Child May Actually Hurt
Has your child ever approached you for comfort, but your efforts to calm escalated the distress? When this occurs, you are probably displaying a near enemy of what you actually […]
10 Science-Backed Benefits of Practicing Gratitude with Kids
Only recently have scientists begun to study the benefits of gratitude. Vitamin G, as some like to call it, plays a critical role in health and happiness. Focusing on the […]
Speak Your Child’s Love Language
Growing up feeling loved helps children overcome many obstacles. It contributes to a feeling of well-being that will help them excel in school, friendships, and all other areas of their […]