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5 Ways To Reflect During This UNEXPECTED TIME
How are you and your children doing during this unexpected time? Examining your family life gives you perspective and the ability to mark your achievements and address your challenges. Reflecting on live empowers you to grow.
Letting Your Child Fail is Difficult!
Letting your child fail is difficult. But it creates self confidence in them and provides confidence in you as the parent.
The Schedule Didn’t Work! Is School At Home An Insurmountable Task?
by Lisa Reichelt, M.Ed., Parent Coach I bet you never thought you would have to juggle parenting, working from home and being your child’s teacher all at the same time. Covid-19 brought this new challenge to our lives. Parents are scheduling learning from home at the...
Encourage Your Child The Right Way
By Lisa Edwards, M.Ed. Have you ever thought that the way you encourage your child could actually be causing more anxiety or stress? Do you have a child who is a perfectionist, that has a hard time when things go wrong? As a parent, there are many ways that we can...
“Talk Up School” … What Does That Mean?
Help your child be successful in school right from the start. Talk up school from day 1. How to do that?
Dear Mom and Dad, About this Covid-19 thing…
by Lisa Reichelt, Parent Coach A Letter from your child Dear Mom and Dad, It is almost time for school to start again. It won’t be the same as other years. This Covid-19 stuff means we have to wear masks at school and stay away from our friends and teachers. Some kids...
Preparing For Back to School 2020
Are you stressed about Back to School this year? Is preparing for the unknown a daunting task? Let’s talk! In order to reduce stress, it helps to focus on things that are under your control. So much of the back to school decisions are out of your control. So, what can you control? I’ve found a good way to feel that you are in control is to make plans.
Homeschool During COVID-19
Am I crazy...or would this be easier? By Lisa Edwards, M.Ed., Parent Coach Most of the nation experienced “distance learning” last spring. And now on the cusp of this new school year, parents are wondering, “Should I homeschool my child?” Yes, last spring was a...
Separation Anxiety: What does it look like?
Separation Anxiety Is your child anxious about going back to school? Is separating from you difficult for your child? It might be at school, daycare, or another activity? It might be when you leave to go out shopping or for another reason. How do you know if it is...
Help Grow Your Creative Child With These Free Activities
By Lisa Edwards, M.Ed., Parent Coach Kids need time to play at every age. I have found that as my children get older they tend to play less and less with toys. It is a transitional time where they are playing more with iPads and video games and less with...