Mental Health Days – What To Do When Your Child Just Won’t Go To School
For many parents, the middle of August is the most wonderful time of the year. After hearing a thousand iterations …
Liza Long
Liza Long
You’re Not Alone: Finding A Support System When Your Child Struggles With Mental Illness
When children are sick with physical illnesses like cancer, the entire community rallies around the family. Friends bring casseroles, offer …
Navigating Summer Plans For A Child With Mental Illness: Pools, Popsicles, And Paying For Special Needs Care
My youngest daughter turns 13 in a few weeks. For the first summer in ten years of balancing work and …
Nobody’s Perfect: Trusting Yourself—And Forgiving Yourself—Can Be Critical When Parenting A Child With Mental Illness
I’m a recovering perfectionist. In my writing, I’m always looking for a better way to phrase things (I’ve revised this …
You Are What You Eat: Nutrition Plays An Important Role In Children’s Brain Health
After my 2012 blog about parenting a child with mental illness, “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother,” went viral, I received …
Avoiding Travel Travails: A Little Planning Can Go A Long Way To Ensuring Your Spring Break Travel Is Fun For Everyone
Spring Break is my family’s favorite time to travel. Because we live in chilly Idaho and our grandmas both live …
The Worth Of One: Teaching Our Children To Value Their Worth Is Vital To Their Mental Health
I’ll never forget the day that my then four-year-old son Eric told me he just wanted to be a zero. …
Time For You: Five New Years Resolutions For A Happy, Healthy New Year
The New Year is a time for taking stock of our lives. We celebrate the things that are going well, …
Feeling Thankful In The Midst Of Challenges
Since my children were young, we’ve practiced the same Thanksgiving tradition. During the first week of November, we sit down …
What If Your Child Is The Bully?
As the police car pulled out of the elementary school parking lot, my 11-year-old son handcuffed and sobbing inside, I …
