Parenting
Posted on July 23, 2019
The most important aspects of parenting during the school year include maintaining predictability, healthy routines, adequate sleep, and supportive parenting.
Mental Health
Posted on June 6, 2019
As a young family, my husband and I have discussed several ways to avoid the scenario where technology takes over.
Parenting
Posted on March 28, 2019
One of the concerns coming up more in counseling practice with teenagers is sexting. Sexting is sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages, photographs, videos or images, primarily between mobile phones, of oneself to others. It may also include the use of a computer or any digital device.
Parenting
Posted on February 4, 2019
My little boy turned two this last month. I love getting to watch him grow and learn new things every day. However, there is a flip side to the cuddles and love that come with a two-year-old. It’s known as the “terrible twos.”
Parenting
Posted on December 20, 2018
Students are not going home and unwinding, the device in their pocket is buzzing close to 20 hours a day. Technology limits are important, but enforcing them is a battle and it is hard.
Parenting
Posted on May 1, 2018
by Cassie Beltz
Summer is fast approaching and that means summer break. This is a great time to take it easy and enjoy your children without the pressures that sometimes accompany the school year. However, summer break can also be a difficult time for some children and families.
Parenting
Posted on February 22, 2018
It’s hard to be a parent. Kids don’t come with rule books or training manuals. With technology and culture advancing quickly, it makes it even harder to not feel as if kids are growing up too fast. How do we sort through all the unsolicited “support” we get from family, community, and even strangers who […]
Parenting
Posted on January 31, 2018
Some kids act impulsively in emotional situations. Some kids get overexcited and have a hard time winding down. Some kids have meltdowns at unexpected times with little warning. All the above may be a sign of struggles with self-regulation.
Parenting
Posted on February 4, 2017
by Manda Boothby, LMHC
The difficulty of letting go Going off to college may be one of the most significant events in a person’s life as they transition from a child to an adult. They have the opportunity for their first taste of freedom and the power to make their own decisions. At least, that is the intended purpose […]
Godly Living
Posted on October 18, 2016
by Wanda Pritzel
It is interesting to listen to a person respond to the invitation to “describe God”. Try it! When you close your eyes and imagine standing before Him, what does He look like? Is your image of God one who looms tall above you or sits in an extra large throne chair looking down at you […]
