For many parents, the decision of how and when to allow your children to use technology can be a big decision with a lot of consideration. 

There are so many opinions and when we compare our values with other people's opinions, it can cause parents to question themselves.

“Do I give my child the iPad every time I need a “break”?”

“What about when you don’t have the capacity to continue to say no?” 

As parents too, we've been there!

Research has found the many benefits of getting your kids outside, no matter the weather! In fact, getting outside during all seasons helps to boost immune systems rather than put them at risk. Here are some of the details:

Burnout is REAL and it is a hard slump to get out of. If you are human, you have probably experienced burnout or something similar to it.

We want to focus on tips and tricks of avoiding and supporting parental burnout and add in some validation for parents dealing with just that.

Being a parent can be difficult, especially a new parent. A lot of change is happening and it can be difficult to adjust. This could look a little similar too:

Let’s talk, visual schedules! THEY ARE AWESOME! We see so much progress within just one week of implementing these schedules, and they are not just for kids in therapy – all kids can benefit.

While the name itself seems self- explanatory, a visual schedule is a way of communicating to your child the order of upcoming activities. This schedule is just like any other schedule and the idea is to be able to tell your child where he or she should be and when they should be there.

Seasons allow us to accept change and embrace the new in all things. While some of us are living for the leaves falling and the wind blowing, the rest of us are in hideout mode not ready for this change and dealing with what is yet to come. While fall can be SO beautiful and exciting, it can bring a lot of unwanted viruses upon us.

Potty- Training for your little is a HUGE milestone you should feel able to celebrate! Your child’s development has reached the point to begin working on some independence to work into their lifestyle, how exciting! I wanted to focus more today on some signs your child may be showing you to prove they are ready to start potty- training.