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Twas the Night Before Kindergarten: Helping Your Child Know What to Expect this School Year
014 years
My daughters like to talk. Call it a girl thing, say it’s because I chattered endlessly to them when they were babies, or maybe they just have a lot to say. It’s when they are not talking, that I know something is up. The summer before my oldest daughter began Kindergarten, her ideas could be flowing at 100mph, but if someone asked her the dreaded, “Are you excited to start Kindergarten?” question, she would slam on the silence brakes.
It was such an unusual reaction for her, not just because of her love of conversation, but also because she has such a zest for life (more…)
Guidelines for Helping Children Cope with Grief & Loss
86214 years
by signewhitson
in Uncategorized
Has your child suffered the loss of a beloved relative? Has the loss of a pet filled him with sadness? Is a young person that you know living through the unspeakable tragedy of losing a parent to disease, accident, or unexpected death?
Understanding death and coping with loss are two of the most painful challenges a child is likely to face in his life. Studies show that unresolved grief contributes to lifelong struggles with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and even suicidal behavior. Though death is a part of life and children cannot always be shielded from its emotional toll, there are things parents and caregivers can do to help children cope with grief and loss. (more…)
5 Steps for Keeping Your Cool and Understanding What’s Really Bugging Your Kid
86714 years
Last weekend, my daughter, her best friend, and I had a full day’s worth of activity and adventure, enjoying thrill rides at a local Summer Carnival, eating cotton candy, throwing darts at a balloon board for prizes, and following it all up with a late afternoon movie. It was Girl Time at its best!
Which is why I was totally blown away when, after dropping off her friend, my daughter’s answer to my innocent inquiry of, “So, what should we do for dinner?” was met with a raging, “Nothing! Can we just go home already! I think we’ve bonded enough for one day.” (more…)
Love Drop August 2011: Tracy & Lucy
014 years
by signewhitson
in Love Drop
This month, the folks at Love Drop are working with two of the sweetest sisters you’ll ever meet. Lucy was a healthy young woman until last fall, when she discovered that she had aplastic anemia, a very rare, life-threatening disease. A bone marrow transplant is Lucy’s best chance for survival, and her sister Tracy is a perfect match.
These two women and their family are sticking together and working through the toughest time of their young lives, so this month (more…)
