Making Friends is Hard! How Do I Help My Third-Grader?
QUESTION: My 3rd grader has a very difficult time making and keeping friends, yet at the same time, she always wants play dates and is sad when kids don’t want …
Developing Your Own Holiday Traditions
The holiday season brings forth a variety of thoughts, feelings, and memories. Many families have their own unique ways of celebrating that bring an air of sentimentality to their festive …
Parent-Teacher Conferences: A Guide for Parents
Everyone benefits when parents and teachers work together. For parents who had negative experiences during their own school days, however, the idea of walking into their child’s classroom can be …
Trick or Treat and Life is Sweet: Lessons in Parenting During Halloween
by Heather Tayner As we get older, we often find that life has a way of evolving. The wonder and excitement we felt around the holidays as children often fades …
Helping Kids Cope With the Halloween ‘Hangover’
By Jillian Amodio, LMSW, Mental Health Contributor Halloween seems to get bigger and more exciting every year! Kids are planning what they want to dress up as months in advance, …
Trying to Help My Son Deal with a Bully at School
Each week, we pull an Anonymous Post from our Facebook group for our panel of experts and area moms to weigh in on. QUESTION: The other day my son decided …
Reading Between the Lines with Melody: My Beef with F & P
“My child’s teacher said they are only reading at a level G and she’s supposed to be reading at a J…I don’t know what that means…can you help?!” The number …
Navigating Teen Relationships: 5 Tips from Talk to Me First
I had my first boyfriend in the final days of seventh grade. We’d been flirting for weeks, and his best friend was already “going out with” my best friend, so …
On Teen Dating, Healthy Relationships, and Homecoming Dances
By Samantha Straub, LCPC, Parent Coach and Owner of Teen Savvy I’m walking down the school hallway at the end of lunch period and see a group of boys, mostly …
It’s Easy to Love a Library
When my son was younger, the Broadneck branch of the Anne Arundel County Public saved my life. Ok, maybe not literally, but it certainly saved my sanity. Winters were always …