Dec 3, 2019 | Back Talk, Family Life, Trending
By Christa Melnyk Hines Are holiday traditions, parties, volunteer commitments and shopping causing you stress and turning you into a frenzied ringmaster of a runaway circus train? For your sanity and for your health, put the brakes on the holiday rush. Here’s...
Oct 28, 2019 | Back Talk, Behavioral & Developmental, Family Life
By Sandi Schwartz Gratitude is one of the most important ways for us to get a happiness boost, providing us with so many wonderful psychological, physical, and interpersonal benefits. It improves our health, reduces stress, and helps us focus on the positive....
Sep 28, 2019 | Back Talk, Behavioral & Developmental, Family Life
By Dolores Smyth Help Kids Cope with Nightmares It’s a scene that rattles new parents and frustrates seasoned ones: your child screams from his bedroom in the middle of the night, startling you awake as you scramble to his room and find him sobbing and scared...
Aug 26, 2019 | Back Talk, Family Life
By CeCe Vance Wilson As far back as I can remember, I would hear about parents leaving their children with their grandparents in pursuit of a job in another city or state, and the parent would send money home to help support the whole family as they remained part of...
Jul 29, 2019 | Back Talk, Family Life, Health & Fitness, Trending
By Tanni Haas, Ph.D. In my family, mornings used to be really stressful, with everyone running around like chickens with their heads off as we rushed to get ready and out the door. Things have changed. Through trial and error, and conversations with other parents,...
May 29, 2019 | Back Talk, Family Life
By Christa Melnyk Hines Peruse the greeting card section around Father’s Day and you’ll find the shelves bursting with stereotypes about dads. While we may love to poke fun at his expense, we have more reasons to appreciate dear old Dad besides how handy he is with a...
