Dr. Gwenn’s Huffington Post Blog
Last week, we cruised to Bermuda. What a fabulous family vacation given our teenager kids. In addition to the beauty of the Atlantic and Bermuda, and the wonderful perks that cruising itself offers….
How was your Father’s Day weekend? Ours was great fun.
We love baking so any holiday offers us a time to get creative and tap into our inner “Ace of Cakes” artistic selves. For mom-related holidays, my husband takes the reins and plots with the girls the cake du jour. For dad related-holidays, I’m on deck.
Are you an “opt in” teen parent or an “opt out” teen parent? And, does it matter? I think it does!
With this year’s school year ending and all the award ceremonies and talk of achievements and accomplishments, let’s talk stock that while some achievements merit that added not at a ceremony with a certificate and a hand shake, most others are harder to pin down and require us parents to point out.
Do you know what COPPA means and how it applies to your family? Tune in this week to find out, and learn to use it to keep your kids safe and sound online.
It’s here again…high school graduation season. That annual rite of passage for high schoolers coast to coast to embark upon that much anticipated journey from home to that first true independent step outside the safety net of their childhood homes and communities.
Have you been watching the Olympics with your kids this week?
“Wow!” is all I can say. It’s been incredibly exciting to witness, even when our favorites haven’t fared as well as they hoped.
Dear Dr. Gwenn:
My daughter is 3 ½ years old. I just spent the last year raising her alone while my husband was in Korea. Since we are a military family, our lives change every so often when it has to. Lately our daughter takes up to 3 hours to go to sleep, we have left her by herself and we have to take her back into her room at least 6 times. We’ve tried reading stories in her bed and staying in her room until she falls asleep. On occasion, she has lain in our bed for hours before falling asleep.
Attending conferences and events, I’m always amazed by the new parenting devices and gadgets that appear on the market. What’s timeless, however, are the questions parents have about the health of their young families.
There’s nothing in the world like child’s play. During child’s play, carefree is the number one rule and everything is guided by imagination and impulse. Nothing is impossible in child’s play because nothing in the world seems out of reach!
