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11 Ways for Parents to Overcome the Winter Blues

November 6, 2014 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD It’s common to struggle with the winter blues. The winter blues are often worst November to March, where you have less access to sunlight, the outdoors, and often their communities. You may feel “blah,” sad, tired, anxious, or in a worse mood than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: depression, family life, ice skating, postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder, stay at home dad, stay at home mom, winter blues

6 Month Phases with Young Children

October 23, 2014 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

  by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD Young children tend to go through phases that last about 6 months. For 6 months, things seem consistent, kids are mostly agreeable, and there is a natural ease to behavior and play. During this phase, kids enjoy safety, security, playing, and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everyday Life With Little Ones Tagged With: bedtime, child development, discipline, family life, mindful parenting, positive parenting, postpartum depression

Sad You’re All Done Having Babies? 4 Things That Can Help

October 20, 2014 By Erin Leyba 1 Comment

   by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD All done having kids? Mourning the fact that you’ll never again have a little baby of your own to cuddle? There are certain milestones – weaning from nursing or bottles, a vasectomy, a health issue, selling the crib, or simply deciding not to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: attachment parenting, babies, baby, family life, fatherhood, mindful parenting, motherhood, parenthood, postpartum depression, vasectomy

Putting the “Happy” Back in Happy Hour with Young Children

October 13, 2014 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

  by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD When you have young children (especially more than one), getting dinner ready can be a real challenge. No matter when kids nap or what kind of snack they eat at 3 p.m., they all seem to get voraciously hungry, super tired, and very crabby in that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everyday Life With Little Ones Tagged With: busy bag ideas, children, dinner, happy hour, parenting, positive parenting, postpartum depression, pregnancy, work life balance

Balancing Kid and Adult Activities

October 9, 2014 By Erin Leyba Leave a Comment

  by Erin Leyba, LCSW, PhD One way to balance time with young children is to find the right amount of kid-centered and adult-centered activities. The right mix makes it more likely that kids will feel included and connected to our worlds and we won’t have to play Mr. Potato … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bonding Tagged With: child development, family life, joyful parenting, positive parenting, postpartum depression, preschoolers, SAHM, work life balance

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I am a mom to 3 spirited children, and work as an individual and marriage counselor in Chicago’s western suburbs (Oak Brook, IL). I specialize in working with parents of babies and young children. I love what I do and learn from every person I meet.

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