As we know from infancy till adulthood children grow and develop rapidly. Their brains are developing in structure and capacity in profound and complex ways. Parents strive to encourage their children to become capable to achieve their developmental tasks particularly at young ages. However, as they encounter the outside world they find that what they […]
The Danger of Losing the Child in Childhood
Erica Christakis is a former faculty member of the Yale Child Study Center and has authored a best-selling book, The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups. She has written this book to preserve the experiences of true childhood for our children. In a world full of high expectations, technology and […]
Finding Freedom
We are celebrating our country’s freedom this week. It is a unique and wonderful privilege to share such freedoms that we have in the United States. It also brings a set of rights and responsibilities that we can celebrate as a nation while reflecting on the anniversary of our independence. We all look forward to […]
