School-aged

The other day, my kids and I had a rough morning. As a mom, it's easy to go from "we had a rough start" to "wow, I'm a total failure." But I'm trying to resist that. I put them...

Our children's paths should not look like ours, but sometimes they are so foreign that I fear mine is missing out on some of life's great milestones and memories. I have a daughter who is in her senior year of...

It was a Saturday, and my husband was working during the weekend. My kids were bored, and I needed to leave the house. I didn't want to be around crowds, but I also wanted to try something new. I...

After two years of staring at a laptop, nodding off, or getting fidgety, you’d think kids would be eager to get back to school in person. But school starts before summer ends, and giving up summer fun is a...

Is spanking a good idea? For me, this is a HARD NO. Here is the news, science, and yogic perspective on spanking.  The news: The Cassville R-IV School District in western MO gave the ‘OK’ to bring back spanking. Using paddles...

Considerations for providing meaningful, compassionate, and connection-driven therapy to neurodivergent children. by Angela DiBernardo, M.A., CCC-SLP  You may be asking, what is neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is recognizing the expectation that there will be variations within the human population, including brain differences. One way an individual...

Do you love to host parties? I know I do. I have two boys who love big birthday parties, and I love celebrating my big day with friends and family. I also run a nonprofit that hosts a large...

One of the most important back-to-school to-dos you’re likely forgetting. As families are soaking up the final days of summer, there’s an important to-do to make sure to include on this year’s back-to-school prep list: your child’s eye health. Childhood...

I am always looking for activities for my kids, sports, dance, art, nature; you name it! But as my brood has grown from one child to three, my resources are spreading thin. The cost of preschool alone makes me...

Our littlest ones are probably not watching much television and seeing what is happening in the world, but let’s face it, they can feel it. They sense the sadness and the weight of so much tragedy and loss. As moms,...