With school winding down soon and summer break almost here, kids will have a lot more time on their hands. How can parents keep their children occupied and mentally healthy over the long break? Dr. Stephanie Hancock, PsychDNP, is the CEO of Pool of Bethesda Psychiatric Health, a trauma care expert and the bestselling author of 24 self-help books. She offers these tips: Get away: Just like ... Read the Post
6 Tips to Keep Kids Busy & Mentally Healthy This Summer
A Tough Assignment: Back-to-School Prep Amidst COVID-19
National Back to School Prep Day happens on August 15 each year and captures the exciting new beginning that is the start of a new school year. Do you have all the supplies that you need? Is the homework or home learning station set up? Now’s the time to be thinking about this stuff.For many of us, this coming school year will start on a different foot, with the pandemic meaning that there’ll ... Read the Post
Digital Strain Disorder: How Much Time Should Your Kids Be Spending in Front of Screens during this Pandemic?
4 Tips for Parents Setting Screen Time Limits for Kids During the Pandemic With a summer overshadowed by COVID-19, parents are taking a hard look at how to make the right decisions regarding their kids’ increased reliance on screens— which are helping to maintain a sense of normalcy during this socially-distanced time— while also finding the right balance with other ... Read the Post
Restless Kids? Starlux Games Outdoor Glow in the Dark Games Get Kids Off Screens
During this time of home confinement, things can get a little stir-crazy. Housebound families are loving Starlux Games as a way to get kids and parents off the couch and off screens for some active fun during this challenging time. It is important that kids (as well as adults) get plenty of fresh air and exercise to keep their bodies strong and healthy. ... Read the Post
The Top 5 Apps Parents Are Downloading to Help Their Kids’ With Tough Homework
As our children get older, the homework they bring home and ask for help with becomes more and more incomprehensible. The math they learn looks completely new, we don't quite know what a soliloquy is anymore, and we definitely don't remember anything about chemical compounds.Being unable to answer their questions, and seeing the confusion in their eyes, makes us feel incredibly helpless. While ... Read the Post
Seven Ways to Treat Yourself as a Mom
Being a mom, whether for the first time or the fifth time, can be exhausting, albeit rewarding, filled with ups and downs and moments that you will treasure and others that you wish you could forget. Every mom needs to be able to treat themselves, and here are some of the top ways that you can spend a few moments focusing on yourself, rather than your kids.Make Time For Yourself Making time ... Read the Post
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