by Brenna Hicks | Aug 10, 2010 | Blog
I took my son to a kids gym called Future Flipz yesterday for a play group. Although he is only ten months and not yet walking, he enjoys watching the other kids and army crawling around on the foam blocks and sitting on the inflatables while other kids jump. While I...
by Brenna Hicks | Jul 29, 2010 | Blog
After returning from a wonderful vacation in Charleston (and therefore a break from my website!), I am anxious to write about a new observation. Whether it be a vacation, birthday, trip to the zoo or any other day that we want to create special memories with our kids,...
by Brenna Hicks | Jul 1, 2010 | Blog
I find it interesting that this is a topic that comes up so frequently. Several years ago, I led parenting workshops at some of the local libraries. After the four to six months of my topics, the children’s program director took suggestions for new topics. Many...
by Brenna Hicks | Jun 21, 2010 | Blog
I was watching a documentary on sleep the other night, and I was so fascinated. The documentary discussed the importance of sleep, the adverse effects of not getting enough, and revealed a study conducted on a young man forced to function on three hours of sleep a day...
by Brenna Hicks | Jun 4, 2010 | Blog
I have been surprised at the number of children and teens that I meet who struggle with low self-esteem. Interestingly, they are not aware of it and neither are their parents. Most of the time, both parties claim poor behavior, difficulty in school, social problems or...
by Brenna Hicks | May 19, 2010 | Blog
I have recently been asked to share some thoughts and suggestions about children and lies. They tend to go hand in hand, from the most innocent of white lies to the more complex calculated ones. Kids learn very quickly that lies can serve them well, even when they are...
