Dear Sue I’m worried about Christmas as I’m recently divorced. My kids are still reeling from the changes. What is your advice? Liz Jackson, New Addington, Surrey Most parents...
12/08/2022
On Staten Island, a middle schooler with a hair-trigger temper was in a fistfight every week. In north Brooklyn, a ninth grader cut class for months before he tried to commit...
12/08/2022
Former first lady Michelle Obama's new memoir, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, offers insight on a wide range of topics: feeling seen, dealing with fear and...
12/07/2022
That word, NO! It’s hard for parents to say no, yet it’s one of the first words kids say! The one-year-old shakes their head ‘no’ to everything, says ‘no’ to answer all your...
12/04/2022
As I watched a local theater production of the musical “13,” I smiled listening to the catchy tune. Then the teenagers on stage sang the lyrics in a mocking tone, “No, you’re...
12/04/2022
Being a new parent brings a host of new fears and concerns. Paramount to everything is the health and well-being of your little one. It’s easy to get caught up in the fear, but...
12/01/2022
There are many people who are part of “the sandwich generation.” You know, stuck in the middle of caring for kids under 18, and caring for elderly parents at the same time. For...
11/30/2022
Special educational needs is a broad term used to describe any disability that creates a barrier to a child’s learning; this can range from physical impairments such as cystic...
11/30/2022
One thing that life will definitely present us with is challenges. Those specific challenges will always vary from person to person, but one challenge most of us will come to...
11/30/2022
For Jamie Croshaw, remote learning has been incredibly difficult. As a mom to a 6-year-old daughter, Emma, and a 3-and-a-half-year-old son, Jackson, who has cerebral palsy,...
11/29/2022
After suffering from some random aches and pains (hello middle age!) and working way too hard for too many decades, I finally hit a physical and emotional breaking point a few...
11/29/2022
Ability to meet and overcome challenges in ways that maintain or promote well-being. Most of us want to protect our children from struggle. After all, if we shoulder their...
11/29/2022