Food Battles Question: My little 3 year old is a really bad eater. We have tried many many many things to get him to try new foods but he pretty much lives off of crackers and popcorn. Dinner time is always a fight. We are so frustrated. He refuses to even try one little tiny [...]

Okay So My Child Has [fill in the blank]. Or I Think My Child May Have... By Julie and Tom Meekins, www.MarchForthFamily.com Now -- What Do I Do About it? Is this you? Are you sitting with your head in your hands in total confusion or maybe even despair? Please look up for just a [...]

CHOCOLATE and TRANQUILITY By Julie Meekins As we thought about what today's article/blog should be about, it became apparent that it was going to be all about chocolate. Just kidding. Although, chocolate will play a very important part of this post -- we really want to focus on resting. There are many facets to the [...]

The Terror of Transitions Transitions. Are you in transition? New school year? New home? New job? Redecorating your home? Building a new home? New friendship? New baby? New stepchild? Newly married? Living without a loved one? The transitions mentioned above are pretty big deals and can be quite the thing to deal with for any [...]

IT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!! What's to be Done About  Perfectionism in our Children? Tom and Julie Meekins Do you have a child in your family or your classroom who is a perfectionist? Perfectionism can be caused by many things. A perfectionist may believe (consciously or subconsciously) that their self worth or someone's love for [...]

Social Skills and Life Skills INPUT  INPUT  INPUT     You know your child is very smart. He or she may struggle in some areas but overall they are intelligent and sponges in terms of learning. Sometimes social skills and life skills need some enhancing. A lot of the time it is just a matter of [...]

Is your child stuck with: school? baby development? maturity? social skills? behavior? respecting authority? following directions? a syndrome? a label? a diagnosis? health? eating habits? phobias? Have you been told that if your child is over a certain age -- then you can pretty much give up the thought of any more development?  We really [...]

Have you recently returned from an out-of-town event or meeting? What is life like when you return? When you pull into the driveway, do you see that the grass needs cutting? Are there more weeds in the garden than you remember? As you look around, is your "to do" list growing? And what about the [...]

You watch your child with other children the same age. Red flags go up.  While everyone displays some immaturity at some time or another -- your child consistently operates at a younger level. Some parents would wring their hands and cop a "woe is me" type of attitude, thinking that this is just the way [...]