As you are enjoying a relationship with your grandson, to have your grandson’s mother inexplicably begin to limit your access to him must be unimaginably painful.
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Toddler Traveling With Grandparents and Without Parents
I think the biggest thing to consider is whether you trust your in-laws’ problem solving and decision making skills.
Breaking Down the Task
If your child is having a hard time figuring out for example, how to climb the jungle gym to get to the top of the slide, break down the task.
Green Parenting: The Case Against Food Dyes
Each year, food manufacturers create 15 million pounds of artificially-dyed food into U.S. according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). Just what are foods dyes (aka food coloring)?
Helping Children When Disaster and Violence Occur
In light of the recent Colorado shootings, we thought it would be helpful to provide parents with some useful guidelines on how to talk with their children when public tragedies such as this occur. Thank you to Dr. Gerard Costa, PhD, at Montclair State University’s College of Education and Human Services, Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental […]
Honoring and Remembering: Treasure Each Moment
I’m sure that I am not alone when I say that I have been thinking about the horrific shooting in Colorado a lot these past few days. I have been thinking about how life can change in an instant. How quickly joy and excitement can turn into fear, horror and sadness. But mostly, I have […]
How to Enjoy Watching the Olympics with Your Kids
As a two time Olympian and a father of a 6 ½ year old, I can tell you that we will definitely be watching a lot of Olympic coverage in our house. Here are a few ideas to help you enjoy the biggest sporting event in the world while also getting in some quality time with your little ones.
Milestones Run Deep on the Shallow End
As a parent, each milestone reached by our children is thrilling. There are the greatly anticipated ones, like crawling, walking and talking. Some come about earlier than expected and the surprise factor is just as exciting as the actual rite of passage.