Discipline is the method by which parents teach their children appropriate behavior. Setting boundaries for children and illustrating what is and isn’t acceptable behavior is achieved through various parenting techniques. The parenting techniques chosen by a particular parent generally align well with that parent’s nature and behavioral norms, which can vary widely from parent to […]
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National Preparedness Month: Raising a Child With Grit
September marks the beginning of the harvest, apple-picking season, the Fall equinox, and a changing of leaves. Historically, farmers prepared food stores for the long winter months, squirrels and burrowing animals collected and buried food stores, and adult fowl taught their young to fly in preparation for the migration to warmer climates. It’s also the most […]
Sensory Integration Disorder: Do You Suspect Your Child Has This?
Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), also known as Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), describes a situation in which the brain cannot sort out and use the sensory input it receives. Typically, information about our surroundings and experiences helps us make sense of the world and adapt our behavior accordingly. In Sensory Integration Disorder, however, the brain is […]
Hot Car Deaths: Our Partners in the Fight For Infants’ Lives
Hot car deaths, or the death by heatstroke of infants left behind in cars, happens most often during the hot summer months. With the arrival of the fall equinox, we can expect to see a rapid drop in the number of tragic infant deaths related to this syndrome; though the danger and the risks still […]
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Lights! Camera! Action!
Seth Shulman, a 29-year-old, self-taught film editor, cinematographer, documentary film maker, and writer is also staff editor and post production supervisor at Futures Explored Practical Film & Media Workshop in Sacramento, CA, one of four film production workshops Joey Travolta consults with. The goal of the workshops is to expose adults with developmental disabilities to film production. […]
That First Test of the Year
First test of the year coming up? Most kids start off a new school year with the resolve to do better. For a little while, at least, it’s not difficult to get them to go to bed at a decent hour, get up on time, do their homework, and study. Now is the time to […]
How You Can Ease Your Teen into Using a Smartphone
After having used a smartphone for a few years, it’s hard for me to remember what life was like without instant access to this technology. As I raise my tween boy – now 12 years old and in junior high – it can be difficult to remember what my childhood was like without carrying around […]