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Tips for Helping Children with Learning Disabilities
All children need love, encouragement, and support, and for kids with learning disabilities, such positive reinforcement can help ensure that they emerge with a strong sense of self-worth, confidence, and the determination to keep going even when things are tough.
Validating Children in Stepfamilies – (video)
Dr. Patricia Papernow discusses how critical it is to validate a child’s feelings within a stepfamily and how to effectively do so. Dr. Papernow is a psychologist in private practice in Hudson, MA, where she divides her time between clinical
Your child’s developmental stages – infographic
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Blended Family Issues
Blended families, or stepfamilies, are becoming increasingly common in the United States. Studies show that nearly half of the marriages in the United States end in divorce and that at least half of the nation’s children live with a biological parent and
How to be in a relationship with someone who has mental illness
Relationships are hard regardless of the two people involved. When one partner has mental illness there are specific challenges. As people living with mental illness, we want the same things that every human being wants: to be loved, valued, and
The magic happens outside of your comfort zone
3 tips to boost your confidence (video)
35 Gifts Your Children Will Never Forget
I have countless holiday memories. Most of them center around faith, family, and traditions. Very few childhood memories actually include the gifts I received. I distinctly remember the year that I got a blue dirt bike, the evening my brother
5 Parenting Strategies to Develop a Growth Mindset
5 Parenting Strategies to Develop a Growth Mindset I have a daughter who dislikes challenges. She’d rather give up than persevere. This is probably hugely affected by her sensory processing disorder and ADHD. How, I don’t really know. But I do know