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Editor's Note: School's Back Already?

Aug 09, 2021 06:00AM ● By Chris Jones

OK, parents … by show of hands, how many of you felt like this year’s summer vacation was restful for the first time? Yes, our children were home with us running through every room imaginable,...

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I'm So Not Ready For Normal

Jul 13, 2021 06:00AM ● By Dianna Flett

I am so tired. It feels like for the past year I’ve been stretching to fill a void that didn’t have an end date. Now that the end date is has materialized, I feel like I haven’t accomplished...

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COVID and PTSD in Kids

Jun 16, 2021 05:56AM ● By Lydia Smith

Ms. Lydia, I need some help for my 6-year-old daughter. My mother died in March from COVID-19. My daughter was close to her grandmother, and it has been so difficult for us all. My daughter talks...

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How Can I Protect My Autistic Son from Bullying?

Apr 09, 2021 01:26PM ● By Lydia Smith

Dear Ms. Lydia, I am the father of three children, ages 5, 7 and 9. My 9-year-old son has been diagnosed with autism at a young age. He is fairly high-functioning, and he is mainstreamed into our...

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Helping Our Kids with Anxiety

Mar 23, 2021 05:00AM ● By Dianna Flett

I love my memory feed. I revisited something I posted on social media from a couple of years back. It allowed me to remember a conversation a couple of friends and I had with Dr. Lisa Damour. The...

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Ms. Lydia, My Child has a Speech Delay

Feb 13, 2021 01:16AM ● By Lydia Smith

Dear Ms. Lydia, I am a first-time mom, and I am worried about my son’s speech development. He is 2 ½ years old and has only a few words. Since he is my only child, I do not have any experience...

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Snowy Morning Memories

Feb 02, 2021 08:29AM ● By Dianna Flett

When I was in my 20s I had occasion to visit the village where Silent Night was written. Since I was living in Munich it wasn’t that much of a journey to travel to Oberndorf, a small town near...

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Why Me? (A Thanksgiving Reminder)

Nov 25, 2020 02:54PM ● By Dianna Flett

By Dianna Flett "Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask, “Why me?”, then a voice answers “Nothing personal, your name just happened to come up.” - Charlie Brown We all get overwhelmed. We go to...

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Saying Yes to You

Nov 25, 2020 05:00AM ● By Chris Jones

It’s Fall Ya’all! No, I mean really, it finally feels like fall instead of sweaty swimsuit weather. Am I the only one who is ready to embrace cool evenings by the fire wrapped up...

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Mental Health for our Children

Nov 17, 2020 12:53PM ● By Dianna Flett

 Disclaimer: I am not a mental health professional. I have done a lot of research for this blog and talked to some experts to allow me to share this information because I believe it is important....

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