Listen in as Annie Mercer joins this episode for a mother-daughter conversation about getting ready to send your child back to school.  We hope you leave the conversation with some practical ideas and suggestions.

Listen in as Annie Mercer joins this episode for a mother-daughter conversation about what summer fun around town looked like for our family.  We hope you leave the conversation with some ideas on how to make the summer fun and intentional.

Listen in as Annie Mercer joins this episode for a mother-daughter conversation about what family road trips looked like for our family.  We hope you leave the conversation with some ideas on how to make road trips fun and educational.

Revisit with me an episode on crisis and professional supports with Crystal Mercer- a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in trauma, grief, and anxiety. 

Crisis Resources:

Call 2-1-1 national number to locate a variety of community resources 

Teens can text Help to 741-741 for a trained crisis counselor 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255

Professional help might be the best thing for you, your child, your entire family, or someone else you know and love.  Crystal Mercer is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in trauma, grief, and anxiety. Listen in as we discuss crisis and professional support.

Crisis Resources:

Call 2-1-1 national number to locate a variety of community resources Teens can text Help to 741-741 for a trained crisis counselor National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255

Again thinking about the upcoming summer months, brings on thoughts of how to make the most of the time with our little ones.  Join us in revisiting a couple episodes as reminders you might incorporate in the summer months.

As we approach the summer season, a reminder about the benefits of sunshine and water play seems appropriate.

Join us in revisiting a couple episodes:

Soak up the Sun

Can I have a little more time?

How can we help the little ones we love appropriately respond when things don’t go as they wish, hope, or plan?  Join our conversation about some ways we can start even now to help a child prepare for the soft skills they will need later in the workplace.

Some of the questions our little ones ask are easy to answer.  Other questions require careful thought and wording.  Join our conversation about the juggling act of getting to the just right answer.

Do you ever spend time worrying about things you have no control over?  We would like to challenge you to become more sensitive to those things you do have control over.  Join our conversation about some items we should be aware of for the well being of the developing brain of the little ones we love.

Sometimes preparing our children for life means watching them struggle.   Join our conversation about developing resilience in our little ones.