Parenting

Teaching Resilience - SavvyMom

When Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect… Teaching Resilence

Defeat happens, so why not offer our kids the tools with which to accept, learn, and grow from it? Teaching resilience should be our focus.

Discussing Traumatic Events with Children - SavvyMom

How to Discuss Traumatic Events with Children

Parenting expert Alyson Schafer shares 5 things to remember when discussing scary news stories and traumatic events with children.

What to Do for Night Terrors and Nightmares - SavvyMom

Understanding What to Do for Night Terrors and Nightmares

Is your child having nightmares or night terrors? Here’s how to differentiate between the two and what to do.

Potty Trained Child Having Accidents at School - SavvyMom

Is Your Potty-Trained Child Having Accidents at School?

Is your potty trained child having accidents at school? For many kids, especially Kindergarteners, incontinence is normal. Here’s what to do.

Parenting Challenges Are Like Snakes & Ladders - SavvyMom

Parenting Challenges? It’s Snakes & Ladders

We all have our parenting challenges because parenting is hard. Parenting neurodiverse kids or children with mental health issues is harder.

Ways to Improve Daughters' Self Esteem - SavvyMom

8 Ways to Ensure Your Daughters Don’t Inherit Your Self Esteem Issues

I want my daughters to have healthy self esteem so I will give them the tools to avoid the path I went down. The path towards mental anguish, self-hatred, and doubt.

Questions to Get Your Kids Talking After School - SavvyMom

Questions to Get Kids Talking After School

If you’re starting each conversation with ‘How was your day?’, your chats might get very frustrating and end very quickly. Here’s how to get kids talking.

3 Things I Learned When My Kid Started French Immersion

When the time came to decide about French Immersion, I waffled. Would she succeed? Would it be too challenging? Would it risk her not loving school?

Making Room for Imaginary Friends - SavvyMom

Making Room for Imaginary Friends

As with any developmental stage, there are benefits and disadvantages. Imaginary friends may fill a void when there is no one else around to play with.