Mental Health

Raising a kid with ADHD is hard. Raising any kid is hard, but when your child has ADHD it takes the struggles and kicks them up a notch... or eight. I struggled with my own ADHD growing up and...

  Kids and Mental Health: Tips for helping kids learn to cope A Parent's Perspective: The hard moments of the last year have put many parents in situations where their kids are struggling with mental health issues--anxiety, depression, and sadness, to name...

Being a new mom is the craziest experience. The mix of emotions you feel during that first month is unreal. You are the strongest you have ever been while also feeling the weakest. You're learning every day what works...

I hate driving. I’ve hated it for as long as I even thought about having to do it someday. I'm fine in a car as a passenger. And I don’t use the word hate lightly. In fact, I rarely use...

I tried to squish a few more single socks into the bin I designated for mismatched socks. As they fluffed back up and fell over the side, I decided I’d better do something about it. I laid every sock...

A plea to parents; raising kids takes a village. I have been a parent for almost 17 years. When I have found myself in the thick of some of the really hard stuff with my kid, I have felt alone....

We are a year into this pandemic, and I am curious how you all are faring?  At this moment, I am present and fully engaged in this “unprecedented” life. But, I feel like I have spent much of this past...

Dear Daughter, You asked me again why I won’t let you use social media. And, once again, I didn’t do an excellent job of explaining my reasoning. I know it stinks to feel like you’re the only one who can’t do...

Moreland OB-GYN & Associates has launched new resources and services to support mothers and address the increased occurrence of postpartum depression. Waukesha, WI – Moreland OB-GYN & Associates, a women’s health care organization serving Waukesha County and the surrounding communities, announced...

How do you define family? For a lot of people, when they think of family, they think of their parents, siblings, aunts, and uncles, cousins, grandparents… the list goes on. Our families are generally made up of people we...