By Dr. Joanne Foster The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the course of day-to-day family living—and learning. Parents and children are spending lots of time together in rather constrained conditions. No playdates, park visits, community programs, outings, or social gatherings. However, with all this curtailment there is nevertheless a bright side. It may be difficult to realize or to accept but it is nevertheless true. Although these past several weeks (going on months) have be

How to Get Your Child Started on Chores If you have children who jump for joy whenever you ask them to do chores, then you can consider yourself fortunate. Most kids these days wouldn’t likely be too happy if you tell them to get their hands off those gaming console controllers and do the dishes or rake the yard. Then again, it’s normal for children to be a bit reluctant to do chores. However, we all want our kids to grow up to be responsible adults. We want them to be contri