#childindependence

Parenting Through Guilt: Letting Go and Supporting Growth Being a parent is hard—there’s no sugarcoating that. We face countless challenges if we want to be good parents, but today, I want to talk about the guilt that comes with watching our kids struggle. The kind of struggle I’m referring to isn’t about mental or physical health issues; it’s the everyday struggle of being alive and learning to…

Kids Need to Be Able to THINK to Learn—10 Brain-boosting breakfasts kids can make themselves!

Shockingly few kids go to school with their brains ready to learn. Sadly, if their minds aren’t prepared to absorb new concepts and apply what they know, children can become frustrated, lose interest in school, or worse, they can become anxious or depressed.

For our children to do their best thinking, their brains must have three things:

Plenty of sleep (9-11 hours)

A glass of waterin the morning…