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A Parent’s Guide: Safeguarding Your Child’s Mental Wellbeing

A Parent’s Guide: Safeguarding Your Child’s Mental Wellbeing

It’s officially back to school season and parents, as well as their children, are adapting to new schedules, new routines, new teachers, and new friends. As parents, we want to set our children up for success in school whether it be helping them with their homework or giving them advice on their peer relationships. But what about their mental health?… Read More

Awareness and Prevention, Back To School, Children, Education, Family, Learning, Mental Health, Parenting, San Diego, Teenagers, Television Media Appearances, Wellness 0

How to Keep Stress Low and Make the Most of Winter Break with Your Family

How to Keep Stress Low and Make the Most of Winter Break with Your Family

This week I was invited back to FOX 5 San Diego and I couldn’t have been more thrilled to be back in the studio! I loved the topic we discussed on the Morning Show because I believe it affects all families this time of year. I offered my expert advice and in this blog I want to share in more… Read More

Behavior, Children, Education, Family, Holidays, Mental Health, Parenting, Play, San Diego, Television Media Appearances 0

Balancing Technology In the Lives of Generation Alpha

Balancing Technology In the Lives of Generation Alpha

Today I was back on the air LIVE with CBS 8 this morning in San Diego and talked about how parents can help balance technology with children of Generation Alpha.    Who is Generation Alpha?   Generation Alpha children are born between 2010-2025 (under 11) and are the first generation to grow up with technology at their fingertips from birth. They… Read More

Awareness and Prevention, Children, Education, Family, Parenting, Preschool, Southern California, Television Media Appearances, Toddlers 0

How to Emotionally and Mentally Prepare Children To Go Back To School

How to Emotionally and Mentally Prepare Children To Go Back To School

It is officially back to school season and I am so grateful I was on CBS 8 in San Diego this week discussing how we can emotionally and mentally prepare our children to go back to school, especially after being home for so long.   Going back to school can be a really stressful time for many children, especially if… Read More

Anxiety, Awareness and Prevention, Back To School, Behavior, Children, Development, Education, Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Preschool, San Diego, Southern California, Television Media Appearances 0

The Best of 2020: Top 10 Highlights and Blogs of the Year

The Best of 2020: Top 10 Highlights and Blogs of the Year

This is the third year I’ve rounded up the top highlights and blogs from the year. When I first stated writing some ideas down, I only came up with a few things, but then I realized A LOT of good came out of this year and despite the pandemic and spending the majority of the year in quarantine, a lot… Read More

Disney, Events, Family, Play, San Diego, Self-Care, Southern California, Television Media Appearances, Travel, Vacation 0

Coronavirus: Age Appropriate Ways of Explaining it to Your Children and Managing Fears and Anxiety

Coronavirus: Age Appropriate Ways of Explaining it to Your Children and Managing Fears and Anxiety

This morning I was honored to be invited to CBS8 in San Diego to discuss age appropriate ways of explaining Coronavirus to children as well as how to mange the fears and anxiety surrounding the recent outbreak.      Everywhere we turn and look these days we are inundated with messages of Coronavirus. Children and adults all over the world are scared… Read More

Anxiety, Awareness and Prevention, Children, Family, Health, Local TV, parenthood, Parenting, San Diego, Southern California, Television Media Appearances, Wellness 0

The Best of 2019: Top 15 Highlights of the Year

The Best of 2019: Top 15 Highlights of the Year

This year has been filled with some major health, financial, and personal challenges but there have a lot of highlights and accomplishments throughout the year that I want to focus on! As many of you know, I battled an early stage of breast cancer for the second time in 7 years, and had a partial mastectomy, reconstruction, and radiation over the… Read More

Blogging, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Children, Disney, Disneyland, Events, Family, Lifestyle, Local TV, Motherhood, parenthood, Parenting, Play, Southern California, Television Media Appearances, TODAY Parenting Team, Travel, Vacation 0

Let’s Talk About: The Best of 2018

Let’s Talk About: The Best of 2018

I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting this past month of where I have been and where I want to go – personally and professionally. I have had a great year with so many great experiences, blessings, opportunities, and accomplishments. I have hit or surpassed so many of my goals and am very proud of what I’ve done but I… Read More

Blogging, Business, Disneyland, Events, Goals, LEGOLAND, Motherhood, parenthood, Parenting, Play, San Diego, Southern California, Television Media Appearances, Travel, Vacation 0

Let’s Talk About: Inside The Mary Poppins Returns Hollywood Red Carpet World Movie Premiere

Let’s Talk About: Inside The Mary Poppins Returns Hollywood Red Carpet World Movie Premiere

The moment I received the invitation from Disney Studios to attend Mary Poppins Returns red carpet world movie premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood I knew it was going to be something special. It was an event I couldn’t miss, because let’s face it, it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to be invited to something as BIG as this! … Read More

Children, Disneyland, Events, Family, Southern California, Television Media Appearances 0

Let’s Talk About: Teaching Your Children to be Kind This School Year

Let’s Talk About: Teaching Your Children to be Kind This School Year

As a regular guest on the morning show, I was thrilled to lend my parenting expertise this past week on News 8 Morning Extra on the CW San Diego. I spoke about how parents can teach their children to be kind as they are heading back to school this fall in a segment titled: Back to School Lessons in Kindness… Read More

Back To School, Behavior, Children, Development, Family, Learning, Motherhood, parenthood, Parenting, Play, Preschool, San Diego, Southern California, Television Media Appearances 0

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Hello! I am Dr. Kim and I am The Parentologist! I am first and foremost a wife and a mom. I am also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist. I hope through my professional and personal experience we can collaborate with each other on how to better ourselves and our relationships with our families and our children.

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Hello! I am Dr. Kim and I am The Parentologist! I am first and foremost a wife and a mom. I am also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist. I hope through my professional and personal experience we can collaborate with each other on how to better ourselves and our relationships with our families and our children. Read More…

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