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You have heard of the mom who refers to her car as the taxi cab for her children. Children today have so many opportunities for extra-curricular activities that it is easy to become overwhelmed by the hectic schedules. It gets to be hard on the parent and exhausting for the child. The motivation behind your child’s activities may be the result of peer pressure or everyone’s feeling of ‘missing out’ on something. It all leads to too much of a good thing. (more...)

Problems with homework can be the result of a child who struggles with their work during school hours. They may have no physical problems that cause homework problems but it may be just an attitude they have developed. Often there are excuses like, forgetting their homework at school, loses or forgets to turn the homework in once back in school, can’t remember what they have been taught, generally doesn’t live up to their real potential and ends up with a poor report card and still does not want any help. These are attitude or behavior problems that can be corrected. (more...)

It is just a fact of life that some preschool age children have problems interacting socially with their peers. When your preschooler begins to shows the signs of bullying, acting up in the school environment and biting it is necessary for the parent to teach their child how to handle their intense emotional responses. Handling these potentially destructive behaviors as early as possible will make the developing years much easier for both you and your child. (more...)

Child abduction, the run-away, teen daughter’s being pregnant. We have all heard of these things happening, but can they happen to your family? Your child is away at school for several hours each weekday. How can you be sure they remain safe? (more...)

The pressure to toilet train your child for some parents can become overwhelming. They see their friends and peers with children even younger than their own who have been successfully toilet trained and they feel they must accomplish the same with their own child. (more...)