Life skill goals are goals that can help the child now as well as the future. Goals could include learning how to be present, creating things from what is available on hand, learning how to cook/bake, learning how to garden, learning how to fish or learning how to do basic
Having a healthy routine and sticking with the schedule can be difficult at times. Summer time, holidays and cold weather are some of those times. The pandemic has also likely affected your routine in some negative ways. Now is the time to adjust and create a healthy routine that works
Is your child in distress? Does your child have a hard time with change and transitions? Was your child stressed or anxious prior to Covid-19? While some children have lower stress with not having to go to school, other changes may be effecting them in negative ways. The sudden reduction
Summer is almost here! It is an exciting time for camps, sleep overs, day trips, vacations and more. And then, the… “I’m boooored” creeps in. And kids are looking to their parents for entertainment. This can be challenging in many ways. In all fairness, they did go from five days
When assertiveness is not a person’s natural way, there can be a process in learning how to be assertive. Be kind to yourself and with your child and keep trying. It is worth the end result. Keep in mind, you cannot be assertive for another person; however, you can be
Back in college, I was often told that I had “good boundaries.” At the time, I didn’t quite know what it meant, but it sounded positive so I would smile and say thank you. It was not until I was a little older that I began to recognize what those