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I remember it like it was yesterday. I had taken my youngest son, who was three years old at the time, to a gym class. I had learned long ago that quiet, library story times were not a ‘good fit’ for an extremely active, rough and tumble boy. I figured a busy, movement filled class...

Summer is a time of carefree days for many parents and children. Carefree days do not have to mean no structure in your children’s lives. It is important for children and families to have structure, no matter what the time of year it is. Routines give children a sense of security and help develop self-discipline....

Celebrating a child’s gifts is a huge source of parental pride. But unfortunately it doesn’t end there. Anxiety. Depression. Social isolation. Far from gifts, these traits can sometimes go hand-in-hand with gifted children. When a child’s intellectual development is out of sync with his/her emotional development or with the maturity level of his/her peers, issues tend...

What you have to say is important. But your kids aren’t listening to you. You try to be reasonable yet stern.  And still nobody’s listening. You’re starting to lose it. So you get louder   …and louder …and louder …AND NOW YOU’RE YELLING! We’ve all been there. Some of us have spent more time there than we...

As adults who have been navigating the social world for years and years, we tend to take for granted all of the manners that we naturally participate in every day. But for a child who is just beginning to engage in community interactions, mastering these social skills and using them independently is a huge feat!...

Home Behavior Basics: Taking Back Control of Your Household Thursday, November 21st, 2013 @ 1:00pm Presenter: Cheryl Denz, MA, LCPC   Feel like the kids are running the show? Learn some simple, parenting basics that can make a big difference in your day-to-day family life. Register with Cheryl: 630.587-3777 Ext. 103 or Cheryl@riverviewcounselingservices.com   Open to everyone...

Please Join Us for Our October Workshop Homework Help: Avoiding the Homework Battle with Your Child Thursday, October 24th. 2013 @1:00pm Presenter: Cheryl Denz, MA, LCPC Whose homework is this anyway? End the after school drama surrounding homework while helping your child to become a successful and independent student. Register with Cheryl: 630.587-3777 Ext. 103 or Cheryl@riverviewcounselingservices.com...

Parent: Hey! How was school? Kid: Fine. Parent: Well tell me about it…what did you do? Kid: I don’t know. Nothing. (walks away) Trying to talk to your kids can be frustrating. Painful even. Incorrectly labeling kids as flippant, withdrawn, or disrespectful is common. It’s important to realize, though, that kids often want to interact with...

Beginning this fall, Riverview is proud to present FREE Parenting Workshops Open to everyone in St. Charles and the surrounding communities, our FREE monthly presentations focus on ideas to manage common parenting obstacles. Each informal, small-group presentation is 45 minutes long followed by a 15 minute question and answer session. Please join us for our first...