former social worker | current mother and grandmother
While technology is certainly helpful in many ways, there are also many downfalls to overusing devices, especially for developing brains. Smartphones and tablets can interfere with normal brain functions like attention span, focus, and self-control.…
Going through a divorce is extremely taxing for all parties involved. There are many things to take care of when going through a divorce, like figuring out new living arrangements and organization financials. With all…
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation recently published a study emphasizing the ability parents have to influence their child's behavior. In fact, the study even showed that parents outranked sports celebrities as the person…
We are over a year into the Covid-19 pandemic. Rightfully so, many parents are concerned about their school-aged children and teenagers falling behind academically and socially. But should parents with newborns or toddlers who haven't…
Dear Sara, I am a divorced Mom with a sixteen-year-old son. His father lives in another state and my son seldom sees him. My son is six feet tall and about 180 pounds. Lately, I…
Dear Sara, I've been married to my husband for fifteen years. He's funny and lovable but he also is alcoholic and stays out all night and cheats on me. I still love him but I…
Dear Sara, My sister and her husband have three girls ages eight, ten, and fourteen. Her husband teases and ridicules the girls unmercifully. He has told them they are too tall, calling them string beans…
Dear Sara, I have been married for six years and we have two children ages five and three. My wife drank a lot before I married her but it never seemed to be a problem.…
Dear Sara, My Mom lives in another state about an eight-hour drive away. We haven't been on good terms for a while since she doesn't like my husband. She has cancer now and has asked…
Dear Sara, I have a six-month-old daughter. I had really bad postpartum depression after she was born. I just couldn't take care of my baby so her Grandma had to take over. After some time…