A new school year is just around the corner! As a trained Parent Educator, I look forward to talking with parents about their concerns and goals for their kid’s new year at school. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Parenting’ Category
Here Comes a New School Year
Monday, October 8th, 2012Choose Merry Christmas!!!
Monday, October 1st, 2012Standing in the mysterious corridor of the Christmas season we, sometimes, like kids, are waiting impatiently for the ‘jingle bells’ to ring and Santa’s sleigh to surprise us. Undeniably, the great anticipation adds some unknown magic to the cold winter. In the meantime, we all know that this is not what makes Christmas a meaningful and precious time of the year. (more…)
Planning for Circumcision
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012If you decide to have your child circumcised, there are certain things to be aware of. There is an added fee for the procedure, which varies. Some insurance companies will pay for it, and others will not. Since the procedure is no longer done automatically, arrangements will need to be made in advance. (more…)
Teenage Violence. Part 2
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011I had an acquaintance recently tell me that his son ruined his DVD player by sticking coins into it. My question here is: How does his two-year-old child have access to coins and to his DVD player? My question to him was: “So, who runs your household?” His answer: “My children.” They are two and seven years old. (more…)
Teenage Violence. Part 1
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011Recently there has been a spate of teenage violence in and around the nation’s schools. Are guns and their availability really the cause or are they the symptom? Is there another answer outside of gun control? (more…)
