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June 8, 2016

It’s bedtime! Are you ready for the battle?

Bedtime battles are pretty common for toddlers and even pre-teens. What are some of your challenges? Are tantrums a commonplace at bedtime? Or […]

June 2, 2016

How to Be Proud without Poisoning the Process

It’s that time of year – GRADUATION! And a time of pride for teens, young adults and parents around the country. And although […]

May 27, 2016

Happy Memorial Day!

The Wise Family wishes you and your loved ones a happy, fun and safe Memorial Day Weekend! This Memorial Day Weekend, take a […]

May 18, 2016

Did you know May is Mental Health Awareness Month?

May is Mental Health Awareness Month so we decided that we should jump in here with some “awareness”! We’ve been playing so much […]

May 4, 2016

The Importance of Play

Recently, I was driving to my daughter’s softball game and turned on NPR. The conversation was with Erika Christakis, the author of the […]

April 27, 2016

The Four Agreements for Middle School Girls Part 4

By Guest Contributor – Christina Henderson Here is the last of this four-part series applying The Four Agreements to middle school girls. I’ve […]

November 25, 2015

Tips For Making Holiday Travel Less Stressful

We’re hitting some of the heaviest travel seasons of the year – families getting together for Thanksgiving or making that trek back home […]

July 8, 2015

Raising a “Street Smart” Kid

This post originally appeared on A Fine Parent. by Chonce Maddox. (This article is part of the Emotional Intelligence series.) Are your children equipped […]

July 1, 2015

Let’s Put a Bow on the 12 Habits of a WISE Family

It’s time to finally wrap up and put a bow around the 12 habits of Wise families! Although it was only 12 habits, […]

June 3, 2015

Habit #12 – Ask for Help

The WISE family realizes there is a time to ask for help. No one and no family is 100% healthy all the time. […]

May 28, 2015

Habit #11 – Become Part of the Larger Community

The healthy family encourages everyone in it to become part of their larger community. No family lives all by itself. Every one is […]

April 15, 2015

Habit #10 – Patience and Acceptance

The WISE family fosters a sense of patience and acceptance of others. Our family has some pretty dramatically differing views of lots of […]

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