Oh, unmet needs! The kids that come into our homes most certainly come with these. We often have them. And these little suckers are what… well… often suck the life out of us, whether it is helping the children in our care heal from them or healing from our own. What is an unmet need? …
Author Archives: Dr. Crystal Krueger
Tapping Out
In the last episode of Alone, featured on Netflix, (WARNING: Spoiler alert) one of the characters who is a somewhat whimsical character says something to the nature of: I have asked a lot of my body and it has always delivered. Today is my birthday and the greatest gift I can give to myself is …
Mental Health During The Teenage Years
This is a term that some of us embrace… and other’s shudder. Teenagers. This is a stage of life that some of us embrace… and other’s shudder. Teen mental health can seem hard to pin down at times. To be honest, many teenagers can be volatile with each moment bringing, well, let’s just say adventure. …
“There’s NEVER Enough Time!”
If you are like most parents (or people in general), this may be an ongoing thought or concern. Why does it feel as though most of our days fly by with very little feeling of accomplishment? There can be several reasons for this: lack of routine, lack of self-care, unrealistic expectations, and of course those …
Quality Time With Our Teens
“I was thinking we should do date nights with the kids each week,” I said to my husband as my effort to get enough one-on-one time with each of our five children. “If we rotated the kids each week then you and I alternated every other week, but we would have to switch it up …