This Halloween weekend will see lots of ghosts and goblins in the streets, but many young children imagine these scary creatures hiding in the closet or under the bed even when it’s not Halloween. How common are these fears for young children, how can you help your child master their fears, and how do…
School should be a safe and exciting place for children, full of rich opportunities to their knowledge and skills. But for too many children, going to school arouses fears about how to deal with bullies – a fear that undermines a child’s learning and basic sense of security. If this is true for your…
Learn how to empower your kids to stop bullying with tips from this week’s guest. Julie Hertzog, director of PACER’s National Center for Bullying Prevention, joins Marti and Erin to help raise awareness of the effects of bullying and ways to stop it. As targets of bullying, kids need to learn how to protect themselves…
It’s a fortuitous merging of recent Cribsheet blog posts. Mother Words instructor, Kate Hopper, is this weeks featured guest with Marti & Erin Erickson of Good Enough Moms. I found myself completely engrossed and nodding in agreement with their discussion as I streamed their podcast. If you’d like to hear their conversation on writing and motherhood (and why Kate doesn’t like…
Kate Hopper, a Minneapolis-based writer, editor and teacher, joins Marti and Erin to discuss the importance of mothers’ stories and how you can find new strength in yourself — and support and encourage other mothers — once you have the confidence and courage to write about your experiences. She provides resources to begin the process…
