Tag Archives: Mental Health

Who’s the boss? You or your phone?

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Nicole O'Donnell, RN

The dinner is on the table, the milk has been poured, and everyone dives in. Well, everyone except one. There is one person at the table checking their phone. No. No. Not my daughters. Like many households, we have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged adult, cell phone, dinner time, families, family, family time, limiting screen time, Mental Health, mobile, phone, play, screen addiction, screen time, stress | 2 Comments

We went on a family vacation… Without any screens

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Andrea Scott RN

2017 was an insane year for our family of four, so my husband and I decided to start the New Year off by taking the kids for a local getaway. I’m talking a small hotel room with a kitchenette for … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged break, cell, cellphone, holiday, iPad, iphone, kids, Mental Health, no screens, phone addiction, Physical Health, preschoolers, screenfree, screentime, tablet, tv, tweens | 5 Comments

The Sandwich Generation: 7 Tips for How to Survive!

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Tamara Kraszewski, RN

Yipee! Our two boys were becoming more independent, so my husband and I could now reconnect and perhaps have a bit of time for ourselves! But that was not to be. One after another our aging parents’ health deteriorated. They’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Teens, Toddlers & Preschoolers | Tagged caring for parents, children, grandparents, how to cope, Mental Health, sandwich generation, tweens | 18 Comments

Through loss we grow

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Nicole O'Donnell, RN

My father-in-law recently died. His diagnosis 4 years ago had hit me like a punch to the stomach. At that moment my mind jumped immediately to the end of his life and inside I panicked. My very happy childhood had … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | Tagged death, death in the family, emotional health, families, family, grief, Mental Health, prepare, stress, support, teens | Leave a comment

Look up! You may be surprised at what you see

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Carolyn Wilkie, RN

I like to people watch. Let’s face it, people are interesting and you just never know what you will see. When you think you have seen it all, boom there it is and in a flash you are sucked into … Continue reading →