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Tips for Surviving the Holidays with Kids that Struggle

Tara Frieden November 22, 2018 Mommy tips, Parenting, Parenting an exceptional child, Travel ADHD, Anxiety, family gatherings, kids, parenting, stressful holidays, teens, tweens0 Comment

Ahh the holidays. A time of high expectations and too often, disappointments when things do go as planned. Surviving the holidays with typical children is challenging enough, but when your child struggles with typical days, the holidays can bring on...

Confessions From a Yelling Mom

Tara Frieden September 25, 2017 blog, Mommy tips, Parenting, Parenting an exceptional child ADHD, being mom, discipline, parenting, stress0 Comment

Hi, My name is Tara, and I yell. I never wanted to be the mom that yelled. Before having kids I always heard how patient I was with children. I worked with some pretty challenging kiddos, but NOTHING prepares you...

ADHD Is Nothing To Be Ashamed Of!

Tara Frieden September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 blog, Parenting, Parenting an exceptional child ADD, ADHD, Anxiety, behavior, bullying, parenting0 Comment

When you first receive the diagnosis of ADHD many times you are very upset. Many people grieve the news. They only see and think about how hard life is going to be. They often feel ashamed and think they should...

How to Show Empathy to Your Young Child

Tara Frieden August 21, 2017 Babies and Toddlers, Mommy tips, Parenting behavior, brain development, discipline, Sensory processing disorder3 Comments

Young kids can be dramatic. This is not a news flash to anyone that has been around them. Sometimes their reactions seem way over the top. Often parents and caregivers try to distract them out of these feelings. We try...

No One Has it All Together

Tara Frieden August 15, 2017 Babies and Toddlers, blog, Mommy tips, Parenting being mom, families, Motherhood, parenting, stress0 Comment

When you look at other parents, what do you see? You may see the things they own, their style of clothes and how they wear their hair. You may see a clean house when you come to visit. You see...

Bullying Is Every Parent’s Problem

Tara Frieden August 5, 2017August 11, 2017 blog, Mommy tips, Parenting behavior, brain development, bullying, families, parenting7 Comments

Most of us are concerned about bullying. We worry that our children are going to be victims of bullying. Not enough of us worry that somehow our child will be the bully. I know it's difficult for most of us...

Practice makes perfect

Tara Frieden August 3, 2017July 27, 2017 Mommy tips, Parenting, Parenting an exceptional child ADHD, Anxiety, behavior, brain development, discipline, families, parenting0 Comment

Life is full of transitions. By the time we are adults many of us have become flexible enough to handle many of these transitions. Some are harder than others, but we have enough practice and developed the cognitive skills to...

Stay Calm And Pray On

Tara Frieden July 31, 2017July 27, 2017 blog, Parenting, Parenting an exceptional child ADHD, Anxiety, behavior, classroom, ODD, Sensory processing disorder, stress0 Comment

In less than 2 weeks my oldest will be going off to intermediate school. I'm starting to get nervous. I am dreading the possibility of getting phone calls from the school telling me that he's having a hard time. I...

Tips On Adjusting Your Child’s Bedtime

Tara Frieden July 27, 2017July 25, 2017 blog, Mommy tips, Parenting back to school, bedtime, routines, schedules0 Comment

The start of school is just around the corner and many kids need to get back on track for going to bed early and waking up early. Sometimes you need to adjust due to time changes or maybe you just...

How I Use “Collaborative Proactive Solutions” To Reduce Sibling Fights

Tara Frieden July 21, 2017July 13, 2017 blog, Mommy tips, Parenting behavior, families, parenting0 Comment

First I want to explain that I am not trained or certified by Dr. Ross Greene to teach his CPS model. I am a parent that has read his books and attended a conference. I am a Certified Parent Educator...