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By: Tonya Mead, PhD, MBA, M.Ed, School Psychologist This article was originally written to address the Swine Flu Epidemic for DC Examiner. It has been updated to reflect Coronavirus Pandemic, stay-at-home orders, home schooling, and school closures. Brush the soles of your shoes, take off shoes, place on a mat near the door, and enter […]

Popular Media and Impact on Families

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By: Tonya Mead, PhD, MBA, M.Ed, CHFI, CFE, PI Have you explained to your kids the meaning of Christmas? What about Santa Clause or Saint Nick? Well, to be honest, I haven’t. And, Father Time did not wait for me to get my act together. My son cried last night while I tucked him in. […]

Blended families- Does it matter?

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By: Tonya Mead, PhD, MBA, M.Ed, CHFI, CFE, PI Have you heard the latest news about John Travolta and Kelly Preston? Celebrity gossipers are wondering aloud who donated the egg. Does it matter? Or that Madonna is the single parent of five adopted children, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have a blended family of seven […]

How to avoid gift envy of rivaling children

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By: Tonya Mead, PhD, MBA, M.Ed, CHFI, CFE, PI Ok admit it. If you were raised in a family with multiple siblings, there have been times when you envied the gifts received by your brother or sister, right? For birthday, graduation or Christmas; one teen gets the Camel hair sports jacket; the other; a wool, […]

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Popular Media and Impact on Families

Blended families- Does it matter?

How to avoid gift envy of rivaling children