Having friends outside of your typical peers can be some of the more rewarding and I want to share the top 10 reasons why, as a parent, it is beneficial to have your child be friends with all generations from the young to the very mature. How does it a

A person is a person before they are autistic or labeled with a severe developmental delay. Dr.Dawn Menge is a teacher and author with decades of experience in the world of special needs and has spent her life helping families help their children become

Difficult conversations are a staple of parenting teens and tweens. You can try to avoid them, but the efforts are futile and if you do happen to be able to avoid them then you miss out on the biggest guiding moments you have with your children. But,

In this episode, Catherine and Nellie go on a journey through the practical and emotional side of money and the role it plays in the past, present, and future of the family. How to set goals and give them emotional anchors to help them get done and how t

The threats to our world are real and the conversations your kids are having in the school cafeterias, on text chains, at athletic games are real too. There is real fear, real instability and real questions stirring in them and it can be very hard to fig

In this episode, Nellie and Kelly travel through parenthood in a rear-view mirror. Kelly has already raised her son now and realized there were some things she would have done differently if she were to do it again. She has turned this into a passion fo

Those bullying are struggling with self-esteem. The victims of bullying are struggling with self-esteem. There is even another perspective that is, you guessed it, struggling with self-esteem. What would happen if we were able to be curious about all o

How do you feel when the electricity goes out and you can’t get on any electronic devices? I feel pretty… awesome! OMGoodness! It is the best thing when I can’t do anything because I just can’t. Nature looks sweeter, family is more in tune, less argu

This conversation transcends the walls between family and educational life and will move you to look at your children, family, and self in a different, more loving, and accepting way. Dana is truly a gem of wisdom when it comes to illuminating the should

When you write something down it changes. It is no longer an ambiguous cloud, but a concrete idea with sides, corners and it is real. Using this simple method of having your child write things out can slow down time, zoom in on an issue or explore an ar