Tweens

Validation is the simple but alarmingly difficulty task of observing, acknowledging, and accepting another person's point of view. To validate and accept their point of view doesn't mean that you necessarily agree with what they are saying. It means that...

Marriage Therapy: not just for adults! I am a big believer in therapy. Having someone guide me through my emotions helps me stay sane. I sat through close to three years of marriage therapy with my ex-husband and while ultimately...

My kids may have hit the jackpot with their grandparents. I consider myself lucky in that both my parents are still alive, as are my husband's parents. In another stroke of luck, we live within driving distance (3-4 hours...

If your family is anything like mine, we spend a lot of time in the car. Sometimes it's short trips to school and sports and other times it's driving to see family or go skiing. I thought winter would...

According to Jon Kabat-Zinn (21st century mindfulness guru), “Mindfulness is paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In other words, mindfulness is the practice of intentionally focusing on your current moment and not...

If you're like me, you spend a lot of time in the car with your kids. Simply driving back and forth from school, I can easily rack up to two hours a day shuttling my children around. Add in...

Raising emotionally resilient children in a time of helicopter parenting is seriously divergent from the overbearing norm we’ve become accustomed to. You know the parents - they move along the ground under the monkey bars for fear their little one...