by Diana | Jul 31, 2018 | Parenting
Excitement is in the air as our children, teachers, and staff prepare to return to school for the 2018-2019 school year. But as excitement builds, anxiety often builds as well. Social and academic pressures weigh heavily on our students as they attempt to do it all:...
by Diana | Jul 3, 2018 | Parenting
Lazy summer days… Summertime invokes images of lazy days, family vacations, and freedom from the normal stresses that accompany the school year. For many of us, we look forward to the lack of schedule which allows us to unwind, de-stress, and recharge before the...
by Diana | Aug 10, 2017 | Parenting
Have you ever been in a situation that makes you so uncomfortable you break out in a full body sweat? There’s nothing worse. You meet someone new and, all of a sudden, you feel self-conscious, or intimidated, or embarrassed and it happens. The getmeouttahere...
by Diana | Apr 11, 2017 | Parenting
The Secret to Good Parenting is written by Diana Baker, MSW, a mental health counselor with 20 years’ experience working with children and families. She provides mental health counseling in St. John’s, Florida. Offering individual and family counseling for...
by Diana | Apr 4, 2017 | Parenting
Being loving makes us move lovable I have a 10 year old yellow Labrador Retriever. We got Decoy when he was between 6 months and a year old. He came from a rescue without a story. He was skinny and hyper, totally untrained and out of control. A couple...