My child yells awful things at me when he is angry. Things like, “I hate you,” “You are the meanest,” “I am moving out.” (Really? You are 3!) What can I do?! It IS hard to have your kids say awful stuff to and about you, especially when you only have their best interests at […]
Category: col2
5 Tips for Planning Healthy Back-to-School Meals
School is back in session and your schedule has taken a turn toward busy. How do you help your family stay fueled for after school activities? The answer is simple: planning. The time you take to plan will help you stay organized and healthy even through the busy back to school season. One of the […]
Feeling Younger
Here’s a little “re-enactment” of an incident that recently happened to me while shopping for vitamins (as many of you may recall, I recently turned 40, so keep that in mind while reading): Scene: Local health food Store. Main Character: Heather, feeling very youthful in her butt-lifting yoga pants, post work-out. Me: Hi. Can you […]
Five Sleep Tips for Those Troublesome Tots
Let’s face it, it’s not easy being a toddler. After all, they are busy acquiring language; they run, jump, and bounce boundlessly; and they make demands… lots of them! Not surprisingly, their batteries need recharging both day and night. Through age five, most toddlers require 12-14 hours of sleep daily and usually nap until they […]
Nurturing Parent-Teacher Relationships
I will never forget her. Sprinting down the street to get to my tutoring client on time, it happened. She stopped me. “I know you never have time to talk to me, but I wanted to let you know my daughter won’t be able to do her homework because she has a dance recital tonight.” […]
Building Your Labor and Delivery Tool Kit: Teleclass Recap
In case you missed this highly informative teleclass, presented by doula and prenatal specialist Deb Flashenberg, you can find a recording of the class here. During the teleclass, Deb recommended this article and suggested these videos as some great resources for expecting moms. She also provided the following tips (originally posted on her blog) to […]
Dr. Gramma Karen: Taking the Thorns Out
Guess what? My mom’s book, Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Helping Young Parents and Grandparents deal with Thorny Issues, just came out – hooray! As many of you know, my mom has been writing our regular and widely popular Ask Dr. Gramma Karen column for over two years. Her thoughtful and well-researched advice has helped scores […]
In-laws Reject the Idea of an Adopted Grandchild
My husband and I have decided to adopt a child. We are currently on a wait list, so we haven’t had a referral yet. My mom is excited. She helped us get a loan for the adoption costs and everything, but my husband’s family either acts like they don’t care or they are offensive about […]