Why is Play Important to Children? As parents, teachers, and role models we often get swept up in living our daily lives and forget or postpone our playtime.  It seems that there is always somewhere to go, something to get done, or some responsibility staring us in the face.  Time to play is important for [...]

Dealing with and ex-spouse isn’t the easiest thing to do.  When it comes to the children that are involved, it is even more difficult and emotionally charged.  To make matters worse, there is usually poor communication between divorced or separated couples.  Lets face it.  If the communication was more productive there would be less broken [...]

Interrogating at Home

Many questions come up at home: who left the light on? who’s food is this? where are my keys?

Sooner of later, people who share a home will get on each others nerves. Responsibilities that are shared may spark battles and disagreements.

Emotional intelligence can be a foreign topic to some. Because of this, it can be confusing when discussing how to build it within our children. This is a task that can be beneficial to children and parents alike. It can also be challenging as many of us adults were not taught much about emotions and, [...]