Summer Time with School-Age Kids

One of the great challenges for parents and families in summer is the little changes in work schedules or life responsibilities. For our children, they often have a marked decrease in activity and responsibility levels. Keeping your children busy can become a focus of the summer; however, finding a balance between busy and rest/rejuvenation is …

Being Attentive

School aged children from 6 to 12 years of age have their own mental health needs. This is a time when childhood development includes cognitive, physical, language and social/emotional growth. Cognitively they are participating in expanded classroom learning with ever extending attention spans. Physically they are increasing in their abilities within what they can accomplish …