Sharing Helpful Tips for Parents After a Traumatic Event

Sharing Helpful Tips for Parents After a Traumatic Event

  I wanted to share these suggestions to help your children and teens cope with traumatic events. I hope they bring you some guidance. Bonita Porte Founder of Energetic Juniors Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event        ...
Summer Veggie Guide for Families

Summer Veggie Guide for Families

Plump tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, and juicy peaches are the signs of summer that we crave all year long. And when the produce is this undeniably flavorful it’s really time to let those summer veggies shine!  From the store to the grill, learn how to best utilize this...
Yoga, Your Family, & You

Yoga, Your Family, & You

Here comes the summer! Some of you are going away with your kids, some of your kids are going away without you, and the rest of you may have kids who are going to stay here, while you balance your work/family life. All different situations, all complex, in their own...
Explore new active family games!

Explore new active family games!

With spring time comes more outside time and more time for playing in parks and taking in the nice weather.  Why not try something new this year?  Get your family involved in a new sport or new game!  Don’t play tennis?  Play a game of doubles.  Find a local...
“I Want to Get in Shape, Mom.”

“I Want to Get in Shape, Mom.”

What does that mean coming from your 10 or 11-year-old? There’s sensitivity around creating consciousness about body image at such a young age, and when your child tells you they want to get it shape, it can leave you with questions. Are they self-conscious? Did...
Making It Through The Home Stretch of the School Year

Making It Through The Home Stretch of the School Year

Is your child starting to feel burnt-out at school? Overwhelmed? Done and ready for summer? It can be stressful to stay focused in school and continue to put your best foot forward when you know summer break is right around the corner. With only a few months left, we...