Our Children’s Safety Should Not Be So Hard Guest Post by Anusha Shrivastava, PhD Konverser Anusha Shrivastava shares her perspective on children’s safety in light of the recent tragedy at Barnard College. My Twitter feed was flashing alerts about a tornado approaching my son’s college campus. I texted him. No response. I called. Radio …
Your Child Is Involved in Bullying—Time to Wake Up What comes to mind when you think of bullying? Pushing someone off the swings at the playground? Laughing as a student slips and falls in the cafeteria? Telling a classmate that they can’t sit with you at lunch because of their appearance? While all of these …
Just a Thought: A Panel Discussion on Teen Mental Health On Tuesday, November 27, 2018, Konversai attended a panel discussion hosted by Children’s Health Council (CHC) entitled Just a Thought: Teens’ Reflections on Depression and Anxiety. CHC is located in Palo Alto, CA, and its mission is to remove barriers to learning to help children …
Being a stay-at-home parent is one of the most emotionally rewarding and noble life choices one can make. Undoubtedly, it is also the most challenging. Being there for your kids 24/7 is draining and seriously under appreciated. It can be tiring, isolating, and a tad under-stimulating. And of course, it often does not pay the …
