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The first week of school is a strange time of year, isn't it? So many things are new! I sat down with my husband, the Marriage and Family Therapist, this morning and discussed how parents can best help their kids adjust back to school this first week. As a teacher by trade, I was expecting something along the lines of 1) Create a clear expectation for daily routine at home, including homework time, dinner, extracurricular activities, and family time as well as sleep schedu

Parents frequently come up against the question, both with each other and their children, of "Do we allow our son/daughter to _____ or not?" This question comes to parents' minds more than they realize, and often they make a quick decision one way or the other. What they do not always realize is the thought process their brain went through in that split second to come to the decision. Looking at this thought process is the key to making the decisions that parents debate each