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When Your Kid Has Anxiety And What To Do
When Your Kid Has Anxiety And What To Do

When Your Kid Has Anxiety And What To Do

This is Part 2 of a 4-part interview series with Dr. Stuart Shanker. Click here to watch the entire series. This video for me is really important to share. My youngest son recently did something that was not cool. He hurt another child in a fit of stress and anger. Dr. Shanker’s insight on children’s

Parenting

November 9, 2016

How To Teach Our Kids Self-Regulation

How To Teach Our Kids Self-Regulation

This is Part 1 of a 4-part interview series with Dr. Stuart Shanker. Click here to watch the entire series. I never knew the term self-regulation until I realized my second born struggled with it. Now my third is dealing with the same struggles. Once I learned about self regulation and the research of Dr. Stuart

Parenting

November 2, 2016

Thermostat Mommy

Thermostat Mommy

“CLEAN YOUR ROOM. PUT YOUR BOOTS AWAY. GET TO BED. NOT NOW, I’M BUSY!” That is what stressed out Michelle Ferreri sounds like when she’s barking at her kids. She is the Mom I detest.  I’m an excitable person with high energy, but I’m also calm and logical.  When my first child was born, I

ParentingThoughts

April 7, 2015

10 Reasons to Visit the ROM

10 Reasons to Visit the ROM

ROM=Royal Ontario Museum  Where:  100 Queen’s Park, Toronto ON Fun fact: January 2nd, 2015 was the first time I visited the ROM, ever! Now I can honestly say “I TOTALLY GET IT!”  I fell in love!  On the heels of taking my kids to see “Night at the Museum 3” currently playing in theatres starring

MF Star CallParentingWhat I Learned This Weekend

January 3, 2015

Hurry Up and Wait…

Hurry Up and Wait…

Today I took my 4 yr old to the zoo, this is the last day we have together just the two of us, he starts all day kindergarten (another blog) in September and his brother and sister will be home for the summer. So I said screw the housework lets do something where my attention

Parenting

June 20, 2014