freedom & choice

Parents against the scourge of Digital Screens

Parents against the scourge of Digital Screens Parents are rising up against the scourge of digital screens drastically disrupting the brain development in their pre-schoolers’ language, communication and rate of learning. These same parents are discovering the amazing benefits of reading aloud to their child as the perfect antidote [...]

Digital Screen use Reduces Brain Development

Digital Screen use Reduces Brain Development Reading Books vs Scrolling Screens Recent research study now confirms that digital screen use for children (birth to 5) drastically reduces brain development. On the other hand, study after study shows that reading aloud to children actually boosts brain development. Books vs. Screens: [...]

The Magic of Reading Aloud at Every Age

The Magic of Reading Aloud at Every Age The Magic of Reading-Aloud is for every age, every family, nationality, and background, especially in this age of intrusive tech devices. Magic Distraction - Family Life Distractions The children are in a commotion. Or they’re deap-pan staring while scrolling on their [...]

Adventures in Magic for Grandparents & Grandchildren

Adventures in Magic for Grandparents & Grandchildren Adventures in Magic for Grandparents & Grandchildren live in the bonds forged between the young-at-heart and the young who fill our hearts. In one of my Light Lessons blogs, you’ll remember the magic of childhood grandparents know for sure. Like the photo above [...]

MYSTERIES for the Kid in All of US

MYSTERIES for the Kid in All of US There are Mysteries for the Kids in All of Us that seem coincidental yet are the stuff of magic making our everyday lives extraordinary. There are wonderful mysteries that we live-out every day that may seem like mere coincidences. We often do [...]

Positive Parenting for the Anxious Teen

Positive Parenting for Your Anxious Teen Teen anxiety is skyrocketing, and parents need help and support to find positive relief, for their anxious Teen, themselves and their family. It all starts with you, the parent – the champion and guide for your child – who has grown into a teen. [...]

How Does Anxiety Affect Teens?

How Does Anxiety Affect Teens? Teen Anxiety has been skyrocketing, and with hormones and social challenges involved, it’s even more acute, for teen and their parents. The National Institute of Mental Health notes that by age 18, millions of American teens will have been diagnosed with anxiety disorder. Today over [...]

How to Deal with Anxiety in Children

How to Deal with Childhood Anxiety Parents can learn and practice how to effectively deal with your child’s anxiety. It all takes place in rationally challenging your child’s perceptions of worry or threat -  and replacing negative thinking patterns with positive habit energy. That may sound too simplistic, but it [...]

Treating Anxiety in Children

  Treating Anxiety in Children Today, too many children suffer from Anxiety, worrying about things that are out of their control. Last week’ blog noted the dire statistics of over 4 million children diagnosed with Anxiety. Psychology Today states that means that one in eight children experience significant anxiety. Generally, [...]

How Does Anxiety Affect Children?

.Let's say that cL How does Anxiety affect children? Anxiety is rampant in our society and worst of all, in our children. But what are they worried about and how does Anxiety affect them? This is a frightfulness living with us today – and since we are all in it [...]

Go to Top