GFM JUNE 2015 Victoria Ryan O’Toole, creator of Molly Moccasins, explains why curiosity is one of the most important skills parents can teach their …
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The Importance of Play in a Child’s Development
GFM MAY 2015 Play nourishes every aspect of children’s development—it forms the foundation of intellectual, social, physical, and emotional skills n…
Exploring Shyness
GFM MARCH 2015 Do you have an insecure or shy child? If so, read on to learn how to offer them the right type of support for them to blossom! Shyne…
Ban My Child?
BY NANCY SCHRINER What’s wrong with kids’ behavior today, and why does no one want them around? Do kids today behave so badly that no one wants to hav…
What about Parenting Makes You Crazy?
BY NANCY SCHRINER Middle Georgia parents tell us that though they love their children unconditionally, there are things they do that drives them craz…
Teaching Respect
BY GARY M. UNRUH, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. For oneself and others If we hear a three-year-old say, “No, my do it. Get away!” that is pretty normal…
How to Help Your Child Cope with Rejection
BY JAMIE LOBER Jill Fenty is an eight year-old from Perry who was not invited to a classmate’s party. She had been friends with the birthday child for…
Help! My Child Has Separation Anxiety
BY CHRISTIE DEL AMO JOHNSON JUL 2016 The Do’s and Don’ts of Breaking Away At nine months, Christine Botthof’s son, Chase, got a serious case of sepa…