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- Aug 18, 2022
- 3 min
How To Build Up Your Child’s Independence
By Amy Conner From an early age, independence should be cultivated in children to teach them self-motivation, increase their awareness of their surroundings, and encourage the self-fulfillment of their future needs. Of course, this isn’t instantaneous, and a lot of hard work is required from parents to instill that sense of comfort and responsibility very early on. In a study on the importance of promoting independence in young children, Anna Cerino describes that children wi


Jill Kelsey
- Aug 2, 2022
- 3 min
How Parents Can Help Support Their Child’s Mental Health
By Dr. Lauren Starnes, Chief Academic Officer at The Goddard School Prior to the pandemic, the National Survey of Children’s Health showed that 1-in-6 U.S. children had a treatable mental health disorder. Today, the mental health crisis among children has only worsened. In the first half of 2021, the Children’s Hospital Association reported cases of self-injury and suicide in children ages 5-17 at a 45% higher rate than during the same period in 2019. While awareness around


Jill Kelsey
- Aug 1, 2022
- 5 min
The Early Years - Boys vs. Girls - subtle differences from two perspectives
Contributed by Dustin Rhodes -- Over the course of the last 20 years, I have raised four boys and one girl. I am by no means an expert, even though many people ask me for parenting advice. This article is a snapshot of what I have seen in my own children and the children of friends that I have been lucky enough to watch as they grew into adults. Sequentially speaking, I had three boys before my little girl showed up. She was followed by my fourth and final son. I was always