by Jessika Shields | Oct 2, 2022 | Parenting
Always praising a child can have a long term effect of making them feel unsuccessful forever when they hit a snag. They lose confidence and feel insecure or uncertain about their true abilities because they have become so dependent on external reassurance. The moment...
by Jessika Shields | Apr 18, 2022 | Parenting
Weekends should be a time to reset, right? After a long week at school or at the office, we all usually look forward to the weekend. With TGIF’s and Happy Friday’s thrown around, it seems as if we as individuals seek to have a break from the hustle and bustle that the...
by Jessika Shields | Nov 8, 2021 | Parenting
Is life feeling a little bit out of whack? Are the kids complaining yet about too much to do? Now that we are approaching the holiday season, this may be a good time to look around to see what you can scale back. Here are 3 quick tips to help your child go from being...
by Jessika Shields | Oct 9, 2021 | Parenting
The COVID-19 pandemic has added more concern regarding its impact on children. Based on what we know about ACEs, it is important to recognize just how vulnerable our children are in this moment in time. Children’s brains are still developing and they rely so much on...
by Jessika Shields | Oct 9, 2021 | Parenting
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are inevitable because, well… life happens. But this does not mean that parents cannot do everything in their power to minimize the negative effects of ACEs. As children develop cognitively, socially, and emotionally over time,...
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