Parenting

We’ve heard a lot of information about our biological clocks and how respecting our sleep cycles can have great health benefits. Usually, people think that 7-8 hours is enough, but that’s not always the case. Sleep is an integral part of our lives. There’s nothing better […]

How to Get Through Cold and Flu Season Without Getting Sick Baby, it’s cold season—and believe it or not, your kids could slide through it with nary a stuffed nose or sore throat. Just take a few simple steps, starting […]

THE KIDS ARE BACK IN their classrooms here in Hays, KS, and life is already bustling with after-school activities. In addition to homework, they may be bringing home coughs, colds and other maladies. Obviously, there’s no convenient time to get sick. So I’m […]

You probably already play card and board games with the children in your care, to some degree. It’s a fun, shared activity to break up a day stuck indoors during bad weather, or to pass the torturous 23 minutes between […]

Being a parent can be a joy, but it’s also a hard job. No parent is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. Even loving parents sometimes do things they don’t mean to do, such as yell at a child. But if you […]

Being there There’s a lot of talk, many articles and a long shelf of books on mindful parenting. But it all boils down to this: When you’re with your kids, give them full, curious and happy attention. Listen to them, […]