In honor of Father's Day yesterday, I'm posting a video I found made by FamilyShare.com. This little girl has some advice for dads and how to improve their parenting skills from a unique and honest perspective. Enjoy and feel free to comment below about what tips and advice you have for dads. #children #family #father #fatherhood #happy #havingfun #kids #life #parenting

Now that it's summertime, kids are home from school, feeling bored and/or antsy, and the last thing you want to do is entertain or occupy them 24-7 when you have a thousand other things that need to be done. Here are some things you should start with: Let go of the idea that your kids need you to entertain them all the time. Kids are more than capable of finding ways to entertain themselves. Just make sure they are being safe while playing alone or with others. There are alwa

Trigger warning for readers facing a grieving process or life transition causing you grief. Today's blog post will be completely different and far more vulnerable. So far in my weekly posts, I have offered advice and tips for better living, more effective family functioning, and educational tools. This week, I'm letting you into part of my life and letting you know I don't always have it together either. The topic of grief has been on my mind a lot recently. I have been a Com

Wow, time flies! It's already week three of my five-week blog series! If your family has expanded to include at least one little one, you can probably relate to this post. Raising children and parenting with your partner is a significant change for your relationship and potentially an area where conflict emerges. Drs. John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman's research about couples who have children has shown that two thirds of parents become unhappy in their relationship wit

As a play therapist, I get questioned by parents all the time about how they can play with their kids. Sometimes as adults, we run out of ideas or are just too busy and let our kids entertain themselves. There's nothing wrong with allowing your kids to play alone or with other children, but when they come to you specifically and ask to play, they are really asking for your love and attention in those moments. Taking a few minutes out of your day to play with your son or daugh