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“Don’t look at it as exercise — instead, play games and have a ton of fun! The main thing is just to get outside every day and do something you think is fun. You can play sports like soccer, basketball, or badminton. You can play games like freeze tag or […]
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“Dr. Laura, I’m great with my kids on vacation. But most of the time, I’m just so stressed out, my default is yelling!” — David Vacations can sometimes be stressful: airplane flights, extended-family dynamics, disrupted sleep schedules. But if we pay attention, we can usually structure vacations so that we as […]
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“When my little boy shouts at me, it really pushes my buttons. I just can’t help it. I always end up shouting back, or worse.” – Shannon In our last post, we talked about how to cut the drama when your child triggers you. But what if you find yourself exploding often? […]
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GUEST BLOG: Alexandra Theodorakidis, Editorial Assistant, AboutKidsHealth.com We all have memories of the times when our children were learning to walk or ride a bike and were only seconds away from a fall! It’s common for children to bump their heads when playing or finding new ways to move around. […]
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I spoke to an audience of university students on the topic of leadership. Afterward, I got coffee with several students and discussed what it meant to be an “emerging adult” in today’s culture. One of the students stood out in the midst of the others. He was a minimalist. He […]