As the season starts to shift to cooler temperatures and the leaves become tinged with color, we start thinking about the hot comfort foods that warm our hearts and feed our souls. Crockpot cooking is an ideal way to create these comfort foods while managing the extreme busyness of our households. There’s something triumphant in...
By now we all should be back into full swing with the school year. In theory, we should have figured out the perfect time to get our kids up, going and happily out the door. For most of us, this isn’t our reality. Often we are fighting with our kids just to get them dressed...
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....
Toddler Know-How: Behavior Basics for the 3 and Under Crowd Thursday, February 27th, 2014 @ 1:00pm Presenter: Marcie Smith, MS, LCPC Stumped by tantrums, picky eating, fussy sleepers, and toilet training? Then you must have a toddler at your house! Join us for basic information regarding this tricky (but typical) developmental stage. Register with Cheryl...
Talk to Me: Getting Your Kids to Open Up Thursday, January 23, 2014 @ 1:00pm Presenter: Cheryl Denz, MA, LCPC Question: “How was your day today?” Answer: “Fine”. If you are looking for a more indepth response from your kids, come learn some new strategies to form better communication patterns and strengthen the parent-child relationship. Register...
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...
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