When Parents Struggle with Body Image
By Amanda Grossman-Scott Whether you have boys or girls, the things you say about yourself (and your spouse!) have an enormous effect on your children’s ideas about themselves and those around them. What ideas are you putting into their heads each day? I have a...
Giving a Voice to Bullying Victims
By Megan Steyskal-Rondeau “There’s the crazy girl.” Am I crazy? “Don’t talk to her, she doesn’t deserve anything.” I don’t deserve anything… “Don’t let her sit next to you…pass it on.” No one will sit with me, or play with me, or be my friend. “You’re crazy, Crazy...
Addictive Behavior and the Brain’s Reward Circuit
Addictive tendencies are extremely common among all types of people. Addiction can affect the lives of those addicted as well as those around them. Most people turn to these addictive behaviors as a coping mechanism, but if we teach our children positive coping...
Teaching Consent. Starting Early and Simply.
By Tina Mattsson I have younger kids. My daughter is ten, and my son is seven. I hear a lot in the media about teaching consent and teaching our young men that no means no. And I always just assumed that was a lesson for my children in a few years. But in the past few...
