by Emily Balcken | Aug 7, 2018 | Blog
Even when separation and divorce are necessary, children (even babies) are impacted. It goes without saying that it is crucial that the adults figure out how to work together and create stability for children in these situations. We’ve all seen families who do it...
by Emily Balcken | Jul 9, 2018 | Blog
Many struggle to achieve any sort of lasting stability. The last thing I thought I’d ever say was that I like paying bills! I spent a good number of years scraping pennies together, making payment arrangements or having to pay a bill on location right on the due date....
by Emily Balcken | Jun 6, 2018 | Blog
I know it’s hard to think about a big-kid thing like school when you’re looking at a 2- or 3-year-old, but what you’re doing with them today will determine whether they are ready when the time comes. And it comes. FAST! Read...
by Emily Balcken | May 10, 2018 | Blog
My son wasn’t reading at grade-level at the end of third grade. His struggle set off a series of interventions that seemed to only improve things slightly.Unfortunately, it wasn’t until the end of eighth grade that we finally got a correct diagnosis: dyslexia. Up...
by Emily Balcken | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog
From columnist, Renee Kumor: There’s a lot to be said for success. And we can find success in a lot of places. Sometimes we make it, and sometimes we benefit from it and sometimes we all bask in its glow. Like the evening I joined many of my friends at the Children...
by Emily Balcken | Apr 6, 2018 | Blog
There is variety in every living thing, and our brains can sort and distinguish among these differences very early on. Children can, and do, sort by race at a very young age. Studies show that children show familiarity with their own race consistently by 6 months of...
