how to deal with missing your children when you’re away from them
It was last Monday that it truly hit. The recognition that I was going to be seeing my children for half of their childhood since divorcing. My kitchen clock showed 3.15pm, their school pick-up time. A wash of sadness came over me as I thought about them bundling out of school without me to scoop […]
What to say instead of ‘you can do anything’
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | Digitalvision | Getty Images Despite your instincts, telling your child that they can do “anything” can be counterproductive. “‘You can do anything,’ is positive, but it’s very generalized,” according to Joanna North, a consultant psychotherapist. “I think that we need to draw it down to specifics for children, and [find] […]
Pediatrician and puberty expert on how puberty has changed and how to talk to kids about it
Pediatrician and puberty expert on how puberty has changed and how to talk to kids about it – CBS News Watch CBS News Pediatrician Cara Natterson and puberty expert Vanessa Kroll Bennett join “CBS Mornings” to discuss their book “This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained.” They explain how puberty has evolved over the last […]
Here’s how to prevent a costly divorce
We all know divorces are not uncommon in the U.S. Some of the most public splits over the years have included those of celebrities such as Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, and most recently, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner. In 2021, there were nearly 700,000 […]
What to ask kids instead of ‘how was school?’
Courtney Hale | E+ | Getty Images “How was school?” and “How was your day?” aren’t the best questions to ask children after a day at school, according to psychologists. “‘How was your day?’ could mean 100 things,” Dr. Linda Papadopoulos, a psychologist, author and broadcaster, told CNBC by phone. “Those very wide questions are […]