“What happens inside of you, happens inside your child,” says Dallas-based learning and behavior specialist, Dr. Sandy Gluckman. In this episode, “Dr. Sandy” tells us why she believes our stress is contagious and shares life-changing tips for how parents can conquer their stress so their kids can live their best lives. This episode is…
Let’s face it: there’s nothing simple about being the parent of tweens and teens. One moment they’re totally happy, and the next moment nothing is right, including anything you say to them. Then toss in a worldwide pandemic! Deborah Dobbs, Executive Director of the Richardson, Texas-based nonprofit organization, The Counseling…
By Alicia Wanek According to Eddie Coker, “Life just does what it does,” and in 2020 the world has seen just how true that is. This performer wants to ensure, however, that we are all equipped to face life’s challenges. Eddie and the Wezmore Project team have developed a multi-faceted…
By Cheryl Maguire “Parents can develop a habit of expecting their children to simply comply with demands made of them and nagging is a reactive behavior to increase compliance,” says Dr. Linda Kudla, a clinical psychologist at The Child and Family Institute. Dr. Kudla explains that adolescents will typically respond to…
By Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development | Contributor With the ever-increasing social media use among teens and tweens resulting from COVID-19, it’s important for parents and families to pay attention to how their kids are connecting on these platforms, what their influences and interactions are,…
By Christy Monson and Heather Boynton; Authors of Stand Up to Sexting as featured in goodLIFEfamilymag.com Wait, so this is an article about . . . sexting? Absolutely! And if you have kids or work with kids, you probably aren’t all that surprised. According to a recent survey[2], parents now…
By Dr. David Reichert, CCRA | Contributor After homeschooling and sheltering in place for months, you’re ready to hit the road for a little summer R&R. A healthy dose of fun and precaution is definitely in order. It’s important to remember that even though shelter-in-place orders have been lifted, we…
By Professor Jeff Willie | Contributor Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now with the flare-up of racial unrest that is plaguing our nation—and by some accounts, racial unrest is considered a pandemic due to its global significance—we have seen more stress in the home. It is highly…
By Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon | goodlifefamilymag.com As a Jewish mom, raising my children in a predominately non-Jewish world has had its share of challenges. Our history of persecution is well documented. Conversations about the Holocaust and injustices of every kind saturate our household. I raised my children (now young adults) to be upstanders…