"I feel terrible for Emily," I thought as I talked to a normally sensitive friend. "It's so hard for a freshman college student who had problems in the first semester and finally found their groove to come home. All this work creates a social foundation for nothing." "Emily," she snapped, "what about my senior who […]
When working parents experienced the highest levels of exhaustion a month after the quarantine of the new coronavirus pandemic, we all had a good laugh. The combination of homeschooling, homework, childcare, and everything else that parenting entails makes it difficult to find a reason - or even a moment - to laugh. Fortunately, some parents […]
Read on to see how you can keep in touch with children during quarantine. My husband and I had two weeks off last December. In the past few years we had planned many vacation activities, day trips and overnight stays with friends and family. It was all a bit too busy and overwhelming for us […]
Source: Steinar-Engeland / Unsplash In the best of times, tween friendships are tricky and change and inevitably hit the hook. When you're cut off from your peers during the pandemic, you feel left out or bullied online, or an open target for gossip. Phyllis Fagell, psychotherapist, school advisor and author of Middle School Matters, gives […]
Choosing the right donor eggs is a crucial step on your way to conception through IVF treatments. When the eggs are healthy, they work miraculously to increase the likelihood of pregnancy. Healthy and young donors produce eggs that allow older women to get pregnant. However, the general acceptance of egg donors in Indian society is […]
Chicken is a staple when it comes to simple family-friendly meals in our home. My air fryer is another staple since I can use it to conjure up meals and snacks. Air fryer chicken thigh have become a favorite dinner in my family because of their taste and they go well with just about any […]
Times are tough and everyone wants to save money. Couponing is one of those ways, and luckily we can buy coupons without leaving our home or even online. Read this post from a reader to learn more. Prices are rising across the board as unemployment rates rise. It is only normal to want some control […]
© 2020 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved What are newborns thinking about? In the first few weeks after birth, your baby seems to do little more than sleep, cry, and feed. However, research tells us that there is much more going on. The newborn brain is busy processing information, searching for patterns, and learning. […]
They will wear their robes and mortar boards, they will accept their diplomas, and they will have a video with every member of the class, but no one will break the rules of social distance that protect us all. Like so many high schools and colleges in the county, the degree looked like it was […]
Children run into the meeting room. Colleagues appearing for meetings in t-shirts and hats. A woman breastfeeding her child in full view during an important meeting on deck. Things that were unimaginable just a month ago have become a reality in the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic. Working parents and their employers are challenged […]
Source: Hermes Rivera / Unsplash When I raised my son a few decades ago, the overarching cultural belief was that even boys should mimic the “macho” qualities of their male elders: be tough, not back away, and show no emotion. Although I did not specifically emphasize or subscribe to this machismo in my parenthood, like […]
Without the blocking of COVID-19 we would have been in our own world of aspirations, successes, disappointments and frustrations. We would not have recognized the value of life and the importance of survival that we have taken for granted so far. The bubble is broken and we need to unthread the threads to weave our […]
