From: Your OT We all want our children to grow up and be productive, caring and responsible adults. But are many parents doing an injustice to the children by over-protecting and hovering over them? There is a silent tragedy developing right now, in our homes, and it concerns our most precious jewels - our children. Through my work with hundreds of children and families as an occupational therapist, I have witnessed this tragedy unfolding right in front of my eyes. Our childr

Looking for activities to keep the kiddos busy during the month of October? Besides reading the Sad Mad Glad books, there are lots of fun things to do in the 10th month of the calendar year. Doing the Days of October 1. Homemade Cookie Day (No Bake Cookies Here) World Vegetarian Day and Julie Andrew's (Mary Poppins) Birthday, World Smile Day 2. Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi born 1869 Charlie Brown's Birthday: Peanuts debut 1950 Name your Car Day 3. E

Besides reading the Sad Mad Glad Book series to your children, there are 7 other secrets to raising a happy child according to Marguerite Lamb. As a parent you obviously want your children to be happy, but how do you develop that? We all want the same things for our kids. We want them to grow up to love and be loved, to follow their dreams, to find success. Mostly, though, we want them to be happy. But just how much control do we have over our children's happiness? My son, Ja

From: KQED When the Sad Mad Glad guys visit your school, the students are in for a real treat. Not only do they learn about the importance of a positive attitude, but they do it in a way that is full of movement, questions, hands-on and very stimulating. It is a wonderful way to learn. When students use their bodies in the learning process, it can have a big effect, even if it seems silly or unconnected to the learning goal at hand. Researchers have found that when students u

From: The Spruce Looking for activities to help develop a positive attitude in your children? Besides reading the Sad Mad Glad books, take a look at these activities from The Spruce. It’s not always easy to see the positive things in life, especially for kids, but having a positive attitude and outlook on life makes solving life’s problems much easier. Showing your children how to turn a negative attitude around helps to teach them some important coping skills they’ll need in

All parents want their children to mature into young responsible and productive adults. But what is the best strategy to ensure that is the case? Well, besides reading and implementing the Sad Mad Glad Books, Shana Schutte looks at teaching your children character. When I was an elementary school teacher, I wanted my 2nd grade students to understand the connection between bad behavior and consequences. So rather than tell them, "If you have bad behavior, there will be consequ

The Sad Mad Glad guys, authors Chuck Stump & Jim Strawn, are honored to be presenting at the 62nd Annual WV Reading Association Conference scheduled for November 16-17, 2017 at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV. Chuck & Jim have presented and exhibited at the conferences many times. "It is always day of enthusiasm when we are afforded the opportunity to speak at the WV Reading Conference", stated author Chuck Stump. The presentation is scheduled for Friday mo