November 4, 2020

Model Behavior

Model Behavior  Several years ago, I read a book by Bob Meehan entitled “Beyond the Yellow Brick Road” that really opened my eyes to the powerful influences modeled behaviors have on children. While […]
October 30, 2020

Prevent Underage Drinking

Start Early and Ongoing When it comes to preventing underage drinking, research shows that early education is the best defense. Which is why if your child […]
October 28, 2020

Digital Drugs

  Forget the medical marijuana dispensaries popping up on every street corner in California and Colorado. There’s a new way kids are getting “high” and it’s called i-dosing, […]
October 26, 2020

Good Feelings

  One of the most important things you can do for your child is help them manage their emotions. Good feelings to bad, and all in […]
October 23, 2020

Stress on the Brain

  As parents, we try to protect our children from physical harm and making poor decisions. But what happens when what is harming our child is something invisible […]
October 19, 2020

Cell phones and cancer

  Since the 1990s, when cell phones first became widely available in the United States, their use has increased dramatically. According to the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet […]
October 14, 2020

Love Addiction

Love Addiction    The first thing we think of when we hear the word “codependent” is usually someone who is enabling an alcoholic or a drug […]
October 12, 2020

Keeping it Clean

    Of all the nutritional buzz phrases floating around out there, “clean eating” is probably one of the most common. Regularly referenced and frequently hashtagged among the health […]
October 9, 2020

Underage Drinking

Junior high is a critical time in a child’s life, especially when it comes to underage drinking and alcohol abuse. When children reach this stage in […]