Do you attend IFSP (Individualized Family Service Plan) or Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings for your child? While many parents feel okay, content, or even thrilled with the way these meetings go, others find them incredibly stressful. They may feel confused, … [Read more...]
6 Ways to Use Music Mindfulness in Family Life
In that fiery place under the earth, I’m quite sure Alvin and the Chipmunks music would be blaring 24-7. If it ever comes on (usually by accident), you will find me under a thick, muffling sort of blanket. Just because Alvin, Elmo, or the Frozen soundtrack make me want to stuff … [Read more...]
The Great Joy in Humility
What does humility have to do with joy? Humility is about bringing deep compassion to not only our strengths, but also our weak spots, problematic patterns, or colossal screw-ups. It’s about the tenderness we bring to ourselves and the rough, mottled crevices of our … [Read more...]
What if Your Only Accomplishment in the Day Was This?
Bringing in a bit of joy. What if you were late to drop the kids off at school, you burned breakfast, and your laundry was still unfolded, but you brought in joy nonetheless. Maybe you barely slept, but you hugged each child with an eye-to-eye smile when they stumbled … [Read more...]
8 Ways to Be Strategic About Toys
by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD Toys can be great ways to help kids learn, socialize, mimic the adult world, have fun, learn how to share, practice vocabulary and motor skills, and learn pre-academic skills. Here are 8 ways to sustain interest in toys and use them to overcome … [Read more...]