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Summer Brain Gains – Helping Children Prevent the Summer Slide

For years, parents and children have been faced with the dreaded summer slide, a time when the school year ends and summer learning loss begins.

How Trauma Affects Children and Teens

As we continue to navigate the unchartered waters of the current pandemic, many are looking to the future and what it holds. And while it’s

Nurturing Children’s Social Development During the Pandemic

For the past two months, we have been asked to socially distance ourselves from others in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. We’ve put

Supporting Children’s Emotional Needs During the Pandemic Part 2

We are all human and our responses to our current situation vary. Some have hunkered down and sorted through their new reality in a way

Supporting Children’s Emotional Needs During the Pandemic Part 1

As the pandemic carries on, our coping skills are starting to unravel. For many people, this has become the ultimate emotional test. As we continue

Boredom – An Essential Ingredient for Creativity

Remember when you wished the weekend would last forever? As weeks of the “shelter in place” order have passed, the eagerness for some “time off”

Maintaining Healthy Development

With our country at somewhat of a standstill due to the current pandemic, it’s easy to get into a routine that is more laid back.

The Benefits of Virtual Training

Although not new, virtual learning has increasingly become a more widely used approach, especially in the wake of the current pandemic. Nearly everyone has been

The Benefits of Virtual Training

Although not new, virtual learning has increasingly become a more widely used approach, especially in the wake of the current pandemic. Nearly everyone has been

Routines – Shifting Into A New Norma

The recent closures of schools and businesses are widespread and have led to major disruptions in the daily routines of families. Children are trying to

Helping Children Feel Secure in an Uncertain World

The news can be full of scary stories and information, especially for children. Our current situation has brought about even more concern for everyone in