The Messages We Received (Family of Origin)

Most adults realize that their childhood played a huge part in shaping who they are today and a big part of their identity. What many adults don’t realize is the subtleties that they picked up on as children and how those affect them even into adulthood. As kids, we all received messages from the adultsContinue reading “The Messages We Received (Family of Origin)”

Raising Emotionally Healthy Children

Parents spend a lot of time, energy, and resources on promoting their children’s cognitive and physical development. Rightfully so, as these are very important elements in a child’s development, as are meeting milestones. What we don’t talk about as often is making sure that children are growing in their emotional intelligence (EI), too. Just likeContinue reading “Raising Emotionally Healthy Children”