Tag: children

It has recently come to my attention that I have a child with special needs. Well, not quite. Our youngest is adopted, and all adoptees,...

Over the holiday break, my 5-year-old daughter ended up having surgery. It was not a surgery planned well in advance; we had only had an...

Children are asked to write a wish list for gifts they hope to get each holiday season. They are told to focus on their...

Halloween is when many kids (and adults) like to engage in scares for fun. Haunted houses, spooky costumes, scary movies, and being terrified are...

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This is an important opportunity to speak with our kids about the disease and how they can help...

There’s a line that I often hear in my work as a psychotherapist for families of children classified as special needs. It’s a refrain...

Turn that device off. Right now. Well, OK, after you read my story. We hear so much in the news about screen time, what...

My son turned four last month and has been in dance class since the ripe old age of 2.5. I danced growing up, as...

My husband and I had always agreed that we’d like to have two children. Our firstborn daughter was born in July, and I became...

As parents, we must understand that one of the most lasting influences we can have on our children is helping to develop and shape...