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08/22/2026

The American Academy of Pediatrics (www.aap.org) came out with the acronym SCREEN OUT to help parents spot & avoid low quality content for their children.

04/22/2026

Touching & moving words about raising kids.

02/25/2026

The running leap concept addressed by Dr Betsy in her TED talk is a great new perspective for parents to support kids' occasional backward steps before they feel ready to take new leaps/ new challenges & how to support them in their building confidence process. "Backing up is not the same as backing away".

What if everything we think we know about motivation is exactly backwards? In her talk, Dr. Betsy Blackard shares a new perspective on children’s responses t...

12/19/2025

For those grieving during the winter holidays, here is a good resource from the Dougy Center with tips to consider when navigating the demands and stress of this time of the year.

09/25/2025

September is Su***de Prevention month. This article from Olympia Therapy offers information & resources on this relevant topic.

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07/14/2025

Powerful & moving words from a post from "Inside Parenting".

12/04/2024

Since I came across the book by Sandy Blackard "Say What you see", it has been an ongoing parenting resource in my practice. It promotes "a language of listening" to promote and improve parent-child interaction and connection. As a licensed psychotherapist, I highly recommend the book & the coaching skills course & mastery class explained in detailed on the website below. Take a look...

  Who says children don’t come with handbooks? Read our award-winning handbook right now, online for FREE, and tell us what you think. “Reading this little book will change your life! Really! You will understand your child better, respond to your child differently, like yourself more, and teach...

09/13/2024

September is su***de awareness & prevention month. This article from Olympia Therapy has information for parents on the topic with guidelines to support kids' mental health and wellbeing.

As September marks Su***de Prevention Month, it’s a critical time for us to reflect on how we can support the mental well-being of children and teenagers. Youth mental health is a topic that demands our attention year-round. Still, this month is especially dedicated to raising awareness, breaking ...

01/29/2024

What a leap it is to go from parenting a child to parenting a teenager.
Ray, A.R. (2023, April 10). Parenting Adolescents – Good Grief! Retrieved from

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10/31/2023

Coming across this poem with an important message within & sharing it with all parents.