Sneak Peek from Conversations with My Kids: Racism and Tolerance
Sneak Peek from Conversations with My Kids: 30 Essential Family Discussions for the Digital Age Today’s world is a lot smaller than it used to be! Over the past 100 years, we have gained the ability to cross more borders and meet more people than ever...
Emotional Intelligence is Critical to Creating Strong Kids
By Mary Ann Benson, M.S.W., L.S.W. I have been doing outpatient, mental health counseling for 15 years. At the initial visit with a new client, I always ask how emotions were managed in his or her family of origin. Ninety-nine per cent of the time the response is...
30 Days to a Stronger Child
By Amanda Grossman-Scott It will be our kids who will change the world. They will be the next great dreamers, thinkers, educators, philanthropists and leaders. It is now, in their childhood, where we start to give them the tools that shape them, the heart that drives...
Teaching Kids to Connect in a Disconnected World
By Kristy Dillender-Hoyt My stepson just started high school where I used to teach. I was asking him if he knew some of my old students by telling him their first and last names. He wasn’t too sure and told me, “You know, kids today don’t really know each other’s...
