| Sara Zaidi | Activity https://staging.jcfamilies.com/members/sarazaidi/activity/ Activity feed for Sara Zaidi. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:25:12 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.4.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 2204362ea69869b8365ce5ada52a74b0 Sara Zaidi wrote a new post http://jcfamilies.com/?p=32804 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 15:50:03 -0500 Parenting in Public – Trying to leave by Sara Zaidi, A child therapist

It’s always a struggle getting kids to leave when they are having fun. They aren’t bound by time constraints like adults and this can resu […]

]]> be7919f6c3efb08d20feb694581669af Sara Zaidi wrote a new post http://jcfamilies.com/?p=33444 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:41:48 -0400  

 

With the start of the school year, the summer comes to an end. Often, it’s a time for goodbyes. Whether it’s a grandparent going back home, or a friend moving away, or a teacher finding another job – […]

]]> af8c53c4d0cab1d0f2fd58d16d491de6 Sara Zaidi wrote a new post http://jcfamilies.com/?p=32999 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 02:30:34 -0400 It’s always a struggle getting kids to leave when they are having fun. They aren’t bound by time constraints like adults and this can result in a battle. There are a few strategies to use to make it less pai […]

]]> 0080170112ffbde19b069bdc34ceefd1 Sara Zaidi wrote a new post http://jcfamilies.bigdatanewsmagazine.com/?p=24680 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:02:30 -0400 I must admit that I find play dates stressful. It was less complicated when there was just one child but it’s never been easy. Here’s how I address some of the common play date issues:

Sharing

If we are hos […]

]]> af81012e66e4b2dad6eadde19d1df0fe Sara Zaidi wrote a new post http://jcfamilies.bigdatanewsmagazine.com/?p=24730 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:09:31 -0400 We have always encouraged our children to be polite and greet people with a smile and/or a hello regardless of whether or not they know them. Thankfully we live in a small, safe neighborhood with heavy security so […]

]]> 3fb6d279b26a2343f0090872a418787a Sara Zaidi wrote a new post http://jcfamilies.bigdatanewsmagazine.com/?p=24772 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:26:12 -0400 Both our boys abandoned the stroller as soon as they were able to walk. Rather than battle to strap them in, I found it easier to have them walk. It took a little bit longer but if we budgeted enough time we were […]

]]> 6f9d64635889d0c2e3bed0051235c28d Sara Zaidi wrote a new post http://jcfamilies.bigdatanewsmagazine.com/?p=24831 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 03:04:44 -0500 I have often found myself wondering why there are never enough kid-size shopping carts in the supermarket. And why is the flag that says “customer in training” always broken, or the wheels not working pro […]

]]> 7d081d818214542fcb16dca3c773b498 Sara Zaidi wrote a new post http://jcfamilies.bigdatanewsmagazine.com/?p=24871 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:08:37 -0500 As a parent of two boys less than two years apart, both under the age of 5, I often find myself putting out fires in public, scrambling to get home before either has another meltdown. Having tried and tested the […]

]]> bdbedb709f67ec8bf0446d10c378ff93 Sara Zaidi wrote a new post http://jcfamilies.bigdatanewsmagazine.com/?p=24898 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 14:01:03 -0500 As a parent of two boys less than two years apart, both under the age of 5, I often find myself putting out fires in public, scrambling to get home before either has another meltdown. Having tried and tested the […]

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