Parenting advice to reduce our kids’ worries about a sometimes mean, scary world and curb the “Mean World Syndrome” Terrorism. War. School shootings. Pedophiles.  Recession. Suicide bombings. Cyberbullying. Kidnappings. Global warming. Tsunamis. Earthquakes. Sexual abuse. It’s a scary world out there for us, but how do you think the kids are faring? Let’s face it-we [...]

Parenting advice to helping kids with pessimistic attitudes have a more optimistic outlook. New research finds optimism could curb kid depression as well as less heavy drug abuse and bad behavior “Optimism is the stable belief that one will generally experience good outcomes in life. We believe things will work out for the best.” Let’s [...]

Parenting advice to help kids and teens learn healthy ways to handle stress as they get ready to start a new year (and bust some of that tension the holidays seem to bring on). Think stress is just for adults? Not these days. Research finds that between 8 and 10 percent of American children and [...]

New study finds children as young as 2 and 3 can be depressed. Producers from the TV show, THE DOCTORS, asked me to share the signs of early depression and what parents should do if they suspect their child is depressed. Preschoolers? Depressed? Impossible!! Well, don’t be too sure. A recent study, funded by the [...]

I loved this article by Lori Lite and she graciously let me post it for you. Stress is mounting with our kids and they need to learn healthy ways to reduce it. These ideas are so simple but also doable…and you can have fun reinforcing the alphabet with your younger kids. Why not hang a [...]