You’re seven years old and you’re busy building the greatest fort that has ever been constructed in the history of the universe! Your mom comes over and asks you to put your shoes on because…
Remember Highlights children’s magazine—the one full of fun activities that would often be stacked at the doctor’s office? I always grabbed it and flipped to the back cover, which featured a busy, illustrated scene of…
Contributed by community member, Karen Banes. The psychologist Albert Bandura believed the greatest gift we can give our children is self-efficacy. The quality that helps them feel like capable, competent, human beings. The feeling that…
Contributed by proud mother and writer, Kelly Harbaugh. When you have a child who suffers from anxiety, there is a great focus on what they cannot do. Finding an area in which your child excels…
An opinion piece contributed by community member Karen Banes. If you spend much time around modern-day children you may have noticed the preoccupation many of them have with their possessions. It’s probably been around…
