Parenting tips to teach kids financial literacy and to be smart spenders and consumers during the holidays Well folks, it appears that the “official” holiday shopping mania has begun. Those penny saver adds are life-size. TV commercials promising “sales of all sales” are non-stop. Black Friday sales hit a record high this week.  You and [...]

Simple ways to boost gratitude in kids and learn to count their blessings 365 days a year! Happy Thanksgiving! There’s something about the Thanksgiving season that tunes up my “reflective switch” and makes me think a bit more about our children.  I worry that over the years we’ve removed ourselves a bit as a society [...]

Parent and educator guide to using the Penn State tragedy to describe sexual abuse to kids and teens; Safety tips to prevent abuse and signs of sexual abuse The Penn State child sexual abuse case has adults on full alert. “How could this have happened to those boys?” “Why didn’t anyone spot those signs sooner?” [...]

How to work with the school to create a safety plan for your child when bullying continues and previous efforts fail You know your child is being bullied. You talked to your child or even with the teacher, tried strategies, but bullying continues. You’re fully aware that your child is suffering. You recognize the serious [...]

Warnings signs that a child may be the target of a bully If your child is bullied it means that a peer or peers are intentionally causing her or him pain. Peer abuse! Just the thought can send shivers down our spines. But the fact is 160,000 children skip school every day because they fear being [...]