Meet Dr. Maria Fowlks!
Dr. Maria Fowlks. She is my longest standing employee and a gifted therapist. Maria offers everyone she works with a lot of grace…
The Risks of Overscheduling
As I shared last week in my blog post about overscheduling, I have been thinking a lot about overscheduling as we adjust to the…
Why I am NOT Overscheduling My Son
Today, I wanted to share something that has been on my mind lately – the crazy world of overscheduling our kiddos. Now, don’t get me wrong, I totally get it! We all want the best for our kids, and we can get so caught up…
Empowering Academic Confidence: A Guide for Kids Struggling Academically
One of the most challenging things parents can deal with is their child struggling with school. Perhaps it is due to their executive functioning challenges…
6 Ways to Help Your Anxious Child Transition Back to School with Confidence
As much as summer has certainly gone by too quickly for most of us, school is coming up on us fast, and we definitely need to be ready for this transition!
4 Essential Back-to-School Parenting Tips
I know, it seems like summer just started, and here I am about to talk about how to help your family prepare effectively for the return to school. Life as a parent is just so relentless and definitely stressful.
10 Fun End-of-Summer-Activities for Families
As summer winds down, I wanted to share some ideas for embracing and enjoying the last days of summer fully. Particularly as the back-to-school season is so busy for families, I thought it would be nice to set some…
Part #3: Blog Series on Over-Functioning Parents: Managing the Emotional Impact
Welcome to our final blog in this series! In this blog series, we discussed what it means to be an over-functioning parent, the impact on your children, and how to work to correct…
Sooo You Are an Over-Functioning Parent. Now What???
Welcome back to our three-part blog series about over-functioning parents. Last week, we discussed what over-functioning is and how it impacts children.
Part #1: Am I an Over-Functioning Parent?
I’ve been thinking about the idea of “over-functioning” often recently as it is a huge topic in my office and many of the therapist and mom podcasts I listen to.