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 …
Category: DIY Mental Wellness
Category: DIY Mental Wellness
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation: Planning Ahead Helps Kids Deal With Moving Stressors
The military move. Inevitable and exciting? Yes. Stressful? Not necessarily. With planning and communication, a military move can be something …
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 …
What Does Consistency In Parenting Look Like For Military Families?
Imagine if you had no idea what would happen in your life from day to day. What if you didn’t …
Reconnecting With Your Child After Deployment
Jason was sitting on the white bus waiting to be taken to the parade field for the big homecoming formation …
How To Coparent During A Deployment
Coparenting, or the coordination between parents as they work together to raise a child, is hard work. Staying consistent, attuned, …
How To Take The Best Of Your Military Training Into The Family And Leave The Rest At The Door
For many, being a military service member isn’t just a job. Military service is surrounded by unique culture, values, and …
The Undue Pressure Of Being Picture-Perfect
For decades, the American psyche was bombarded with the idea of a picture-perfect being a hard-working, successful father, a stay-at-home …
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, …
Teens And The Technology Trap
Technology helps us do things we never could before, and the combination of cellular phones and social media is perhaps …
