Tune in this week’s Mom Enough show to get the scoop on how to respond to nail-biting, nose-picking and other common but annoying habits. Countless children (and adults, for that matter!) are habitual nail-biters, hair-twisters, thumb-suckers or nose-pickers. When might those behaviors be cause for concern? Even if they are apparently harmless habits, are…
Erin and Marti are featured guest speakers on Dakota County Technical College’s Early Childhood & Youth Development blog. When visiting DCTC’s blog, listen to their recording about stress and the way it affects our bodies, our lives and our children. Taking care of yourself is an important part of taking care of your children. Use…
Self-described “Bad Hockey Mom” has done just that and joins Marti & Erin for a provocative chat about what it really means to be “mom enough.” Many of us have been there – driving our children to countless hockey games, dance recitals or swim meets, but longing to sit out a few and focus…
Or do you worry that an older child’s bed-wetting signals a serious problem? As parents, many of us struggle to sort through varied and often contradictory bits of potty-training advice from childrearing books, peers, grandparents and childcare providers. We wonder when our child should be out of diapers, when toileting “accidents” are something to…
It takes more than just students getting ready to back to school; It can be a whole family effort. Students know to work hard to achieve success, but the whole process should be a family affair. In this KARE 11 Sunrise video, Marti says: – Make sure kids are physically ready to learn -…
