A new addition to the family is often exciting for all family members but can also cause some adjustment issues for an older sibling. As you prepare for your infant to arrive, there are several things you can do to help make the adjustment process easier. The more quickly you start the process of Read More
Lyme Disease
Summer months in Minnesota means enjoying the outdoors. This year especially your family may be hiking in local parks. Unfortunately summer is also the peak season for ticks and Lyme disease. Lyme disease is caused by the bite of an infected black legged (deer) tick. Lyme disease is the most common Read More
Parenting Through The Unthinkable
Over the past few decades, our country has survived many tragedies, from 9/11 to school shootings. Violence has sadly become a part of our culture. However, the events in our own community over the past week have been especially gut wrenching to me. How do we talk to our kids about what's happening Read More
Victory Garden
Happy May! This is the month to celebrate Mother’s Day, May flowers, and Victory gardens! This blog is a tribute to moms and their natural instinct for appreciation, and nurturing of their children. The phrase "seeing the world through our children's eyes" has never been so Read More
Let the kids do the cooking
Trying to balance our new normal right now can be exhausting. Being an employee, a parent and a teacher all at the same time can really take its toll on you and your family. One thing that has been helpful in our home has been giving everyone the opportunity of planning, cooking and cleaning up Read More
Read To Your Child Early, Read To Your Child Often
Reading books to your child, starting in infancy, will impact their vocabulary and reading skills years later. It is important to have positive interactions while reading, so you should have conversations about the books, label pictures, talk about the feelings of the characters in the book. This Read More