Handling Tough Times and Topics with Young Kids

May 11, 2009

Swine flu. It's been on the news, in conversation, everywhere. Schools had to bring it up to explain why it's so important to wash hands and use hand sanitizer. So there was no way my daughters would miss it. My older daughter is a bit of a worrier, but my younger one lets these things bypass her, on the whole. Every now and again, though, she

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Understanding, Talking About and Living Well after Divorce

May 13, 2009

Divorce is a foundation-shaking event for young children -- that's the truth of the matter. But divorce is also a part of modern parenting, and census statistics make it clear that's a constant in our world as well. With an eye toward taking the topic both as seriously and as practically as it deserves to be taken, we have identified some ways to

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How Can We Teach Our Kids About Personal Safety Without Scaring Them?

May 14, 2009

Guest poster Robin Sax has written six books that draw upon her vast experience as a sex-crimes prosecutor, child advocate and parenting expert. The following is an excerpt from her newest book Predators and Child Molesters: A Sex Crimes D.A. Answers 100 of The Most Asked Questions .   The key to keeping such talks from being scary is for

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Talking About Fire Drills with Kids

May 15, 2009

Not that long ago, it was Fire Prevention week , and because she'd been studying about it at school, Bunny came home everyday and shared her knowledge with us. I used to love these safety-themed weeks when I was a kid and, like her, ate up all the information with a spoon. Because we live in earthquake country, we had always talked about a

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Even More Emergency Preparedness

May 15, 2009

Sometimes we live in places where we need to prepare for emergencies beyond a fire drill.  Earthquakes, tornadoes, even the possibility of a terrorist attack.  These are scary situations, for sure, but we still need to prepare for them, especially when little ones are involved.  Recently Savvy Source was given the opportunity to review two

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