As I stepped out onto my front porch this morning, I was hopeful that it would “feel” like fall. While the temperature is starting to dip into the 70’s, there are still plenty of hot and humid days ahead in Florida. Despite this muggy weather, I couldn’t help but smile as I loaded my kids […]
Positive Discipline I’m not new to working with children and their families. Professionally, I have worked with children and their families for almost 13 years now. This has been in the capacity as a special education teacher, kindergarten teacher, parent coach, and school psychologist. As I’ve grown my skill set and worked with more and […]
My Story with Spanking Spanking…..I’ve been there. I’m a recovering spanker. At my lowest point as a parent, I’ve been frustrated and lost my cool with my son. When I was at my wit’s end and after repeating myself for the hundredth time, I decided that I’d had enough. I took my son by the […]
Parent Spotlight: Amber Boykin Welcome to the parent spotlight! Each month, I will have a parent spotlight from the psyched2parent community and share his or her parenting story. Earlier this month, I interviewed Amber Boykin, the April Parent Spotlight. Meet Amber Amber is a mom and school psychologist who lives in Louisiana with her three boys (Jacob:18, […]
