Finding the right Therapist for you child or family is not always an easy thing to accomplish.

You want to make sure the therapist fits just right and your child can feel comfortable with them. Here are a few suggestions on How To Find A Good Therapist:

1.) Compile a list of Therapists in your area. You can use a web site like http://www.networktherapy.com/directory/find_therapist.asp To help you create a list of Therapists in your area.

2.) Find out what each... more

Here we are already 12 days into January 2007. One of the best ways to stay on track in a busy family is to keep yourself organized.

1.) A date book calendar or a desk calendar would be the perfect way to keep appointments and important dates, available at your fingertips. An accordion file folder or if you can buy a file cabinet for your family. Might be an awesome idea for keeping a file open for each child that can hold medical papers and important school forms.

2.) An up to date telephone book with important numbers for family... more

Children are so different. There are no two children that are just alike. Not even in the world of twins. Identical Twins will still be different in action, thought, or attitude.

So how do we understand children? The first big key is to know that they are as individual as snowflakes. Even though some of the basics of parenting will still apply to every child, things like discipline, nurturing, and development Will all differ.

Here are a few good tips to understanding children:

1.) Every child needs positive reinforcement. 2.) Every... more

It is time to think about the new year that is fast approaching. Many of us will be making resolutions. Many of us will break them before the end of the first day. Some of us are old and wise enough to give up on making them ~!

Here are just a few tips of wisdom On my top 10 list:

1.) Never put off today what you will dread to do tomorrow. 2.) If it sounds to good to be true, it's not true so don't waste your time trying to figure it out. 3.) Nothing worth having ever comes easy. It takes hard work and a desire to have something if it is of any value at all. 4.) Do not tell kids to remember important things. We all know that they forget or do... more

Ok guys. I know the holidays are getting near and you might want to surprise your mom or dad. It is kind of hard to do when you are a kid and your parents are watching your every move.

So I thought I would give you a few ideas on how to get around mom and dad and give them gifts that they will enjoy for Christmas Morning.

1.) Ask to spend the night at a friends house. Then plan a trip to the shopping mall if you have money to spend for presents.

2.) Ask one of your aunts or uncles to take you out... more

We hear that children are all sugar and spice. Kisses and Hugs mixed with puppy dog tales and a few Christmas mice. But do we really take time to sit and recall. What it takes to raise children most of all:

1). It takes patience. A blessed request. 2). It takes practice. To do it your best. 3). It takes cuddles. To nurture and love. 4). It takes sleep. A gift from above. 5). It takes laughter. A tickle and smile. 6). It takes presence. Mom sit for a while? 7). It takes water. And some clean soap.... more

Learning to teach children to feel is not an easy task. That is why we have experts who are trained in Child Pshycology to help us with things beyond our knowledge.

Sometimes children who have been molested or abused or placed in the foster care or adoption systems seem like an empty shell at times. They have been hurt so much and so often that to live through the experience they learn to turn off the pain. In doing so they literally turn off the emotional intuitions in their little body also.

Getting those children to open up and feel again is a life... more

After the first few years the children were with us. They decided that they would like to put some decorations in their bedrooms to brighten their own space.

I thought that was a great idea. So we went out shopping to find some cool items that are child safe that can be placed in a bedroom during the holiday season.

We found the Christmas Bear collection and every year we decided to add a new bear to their collection that would stay in their room during the holidays. We found some of the looney tune characters that danced and sang Christmas... more

Some times the most natural things in life seem to be the hardest to achieve. Feeling close to or bonding with your child can be one of these important issues to achieve. In more cases than we would like to admit. Bonding with an Adopted child is a long and difficult task.

For some children who just seem to radiate love. They learn quickly to give and release positive emotional balance. They usually adjust to family life well and find their place to fit in.

However for a child who has been in multiple placements. Their level of emotional... more

Our Baseball season is just about over and all the kids have had a good time here in Michigan following our Tigers to the World Series.

After the first game with Saint Louis. The kids really moaned and groaned because the Tigers lost. So as we all gathered around the T. V. to watch the next few games. We had to cheer each other up and find a better way of dealing with a loss.

The golden rule ...it's not if you win or loose but rather how you play the game. You can say that till the cows come home and still not be able to... more