School of Smock
by Jessica Smock, Ed.D.
Once, in public, I saw a dad completely ignore his toddler. Recently I went to the library with my toddler son. Predictably, my son acted exactly like a toddler. He was all over the place—pulling …
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Did you know that 1 in 20 teenagers report using DXM to get high? And 1 in 3 say that they know someone who has abused it. If you're like me, your first response to these two facts might be: "That …
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Welcome to inaugural post of the The Brilliant Book Club! Thank you for joining me, Sarah of Left Brain Buddha, Debra of Urban Moo Cow, Stephanie of Mommy, For Real, and Lauren of Omnimom as …
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I had become accustomed to thinking about my son's growing up in measurable ways: the number of months in his age, pounds weighed, number of words that he could speak, developmental milestones …
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It's rare that a book touches me from so many angles, evokes so many memories of the young person that I once was, the career paths that I have chosen, and the experiences that made me pause …
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Allergies are a big deal in our house right now. They're a major source of stress and anxiety. My son has them, but we're not sure what he's allergic to. No one in my family or my husband's …
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