Archive for the ‘Baby Bloomer’ Category
Seedlings: I’m Not Ready! – By Amy Wall Lerman, Editor
August 23rd, 2012
I am a sucker for my son’s hair. Always have been. When he was little he didn’t have very much hair and when it started to grow it was soft and gold. As far as I’m concerned a baby’s hair belongs to Mommy. It’s hands-off for anyone who thinks a pair ...
Overcoming School Phobia – By Leah Davies, M.Ed.
August 23rd, 2012
Normal separation anxiety typically occurs between 18 to 24 months. Children this age may cling, cry and/or have temper tantrums when they are separated from their parent. However, some older children continue to have difficulty being away from home. The parents of these children are often attentive and loving, but ...
Teaching Kids About Mistakes – By Diane Lang, Therapist, Parenting and Life Coach
August 23rd, 2012
Back to school is not just about new clothes and school supplies – it also means back to the books, the tests and the report cards - what better time to start talking to your kids about the pros and cons of making mistakes? Ultimately, mistakes are good learning opportunities ...
During Summer, I Feel Like the Head Counselor at Camp Mom.” Excerpt from: A Fairy Godmom’s Book of Reminders
August 23rd, 2012
Our Official Summer Litany usually opens with, “Mom, I’m bored.” I respond with, “How can you be bored? You have so many toys. What do you want to do? Do you want to play a game, call a friend, go somewhere, do a craft, make cookies?” I used to believe that ...
Computer Vision Syndrome: Is your child damaging her eyes from excessive computer use? By Mark Hutten
July 11th, 2012
Computer vision syndrome (CVS) is a condition resulting from looking at the computer screen for lengthy, uninterrupted periods of time. And as most parents have discovered, children love to spend countless hours looking at the computer screen. Some symptoms of CVS include: • blurred vision • difficulty refocusing the eyes • ...
Bloomin’ Moms: A Later Mom Shares Oldest Mom/President of the PTA – By Suzanne G. Beyer
July 11th, 2012
Baby Sabrina entered this world, a 7 lb 11 oz, healthy, blue-eyed girl. Relieved that she didn’t have three eyes and two noses, I couldn’t get over how perfect she was. At 38, and considered an “older” mom, I just knew there’d be something wrong. However, I walked, jogged and ...
Seedlings: Having It All – By Amy Wall Lerman
July 11th, 2012
I have recently been told that Women Still Can’t Have it All. In an article in the July/August issue of Atlantic Magazine, Anne-Marie Slaughter, a former Director at the US State Department, told the women of America that we’ve been sold a bill of goods by the women’s movement. The ...
Play Pays – By Madeline Levine, PhD
July 11th, 2012
If you’re like many parents, your child’s summer may already be booked up with “enriching activities.” Maybe you’re shipping him off to a rigorous math or computer camp designed to give him an academic edge. Or perhaps she’ll be living at home but attending an educational day camp or an ...
Too Scared to Talk – By Stacey Honowitz
July 11th, 2012
As a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Prosecutor for close to twenty-four years, its still amazes me that parents find it too difficult to talk to their kids about “bad touches” and sexual abuse. It's is astonishing that society today is made up of Internet porn, reality show kids who ...
Seedlings: Daddy Builds a Tree House – By Amy Wall Lerman, Editor
June 13th, 2012
My husband is putting the finishing touches on our son’s backyard tree house: A little boy’s dream come true. But which little boy? We all have dreams when we’re kids. I was going to be a “mad scientist” years before I failed my first chemistry test. Then I was going ...
