Articles
When Tragedy Strikes! Parenting Through Pain
tragedy at home? Family tragedies occur, that’s a fact of life. If you are fortunate, you will avoid major tragedy in your life, but that isn’t true for everyone. Whether it is dealing with the death of a loved one, a prolonged sickness, divorce, the loss of precious...
Helping Your Child With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
As a parent of a child that has been diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) there is a lot to know and learn. After eleven years from the first visit to the psychologist I am still learning what to do. I assumed my role was to reassure my child by...
Puzzled By Your Child’s Anxiety? Part 2
By Lisa Reichelt, Parent Coach Check out Part 1 Here We have talked about the symptoms and categories, now let’s look at what you can do to help your child. All humans respond to the feelings of anxiety with the reaction of Fight, Flight or Freeze. We respond with...
Make “Yes Day” A New Family Tradition
Ever Heard of Yes Day? A few years ago, a colleague gave me the book, Yes Day by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld. As I read the story about a young child who has a “yes day” once every year that her parents cannot say no to her wishes, my children...
Is My Child Getting Enough Sleep?
By Dr. Kim Grengs, Parent Coach Children need a tremendous amount of sleep to be successful. Having the correct amount will support them in many ways. They will be capable to grow, learn and play throughout the day. The amount of sleep they get impacts...
Why Are My Kids So Different?
By Dr. Kim Grengs, Parent Coach Do you ever wonder why your children are so different, but have the same biological parents? I do! I have three children, the youngest is 18 and the oldest is 23; two boys and a girl- she is the oldest. They are all so different...
Should Kids Help In the Kitchen?
By Lisa Edwards, Parent Coach Have you ever tried having your kids help you in the kitchen and it turns into a disaster? That has happened to me too many times. Then I started reflecting on my role in the disaster. It was always too easy as a mom to blame...
I Lost My Child, And It Was Terrifying!
By Dr. Kim Grengs, Parent Coach If you have lost your child, feel comforted that you are not alone! This is my story of how I lost my 3 year old son in a public place. I also share tips to help prevent this from happening to you. My Story Of How I Lost My Child I have...
Should My Kids Do Chores?
By Lisa Reichelt, Parent Coach Family chores are a controversial topic. Parents can’t seem to agree on the best practices for engaging their children in helping around the house. We’ve all heard the saying “Back in my day, kids had chores around the house!” What was...
My 10 Year Old Son Is Suicidal: A Parenting Story for Support
I will never forget the day that I got “the call" from school. His teacher called to tell me that he had been saying some disturbing things at school, and as a team they felt it had reached a more serious level and that he needed help. Not only was he...