Ages + Stages

Here at Trumpet Behavioral Health, we know your child's well-being is your top priority. But, we also know that in order to be the most effective parent you can be, you need your sleep! And, to get the most...

Blessing Bags have been one of the best ways we have found to engage our children in the act of giving. They plan, purchase, and pack the items with us and when the opportunity presents they often bear witness...

I’ve spent the last two weeks weaning my one-year-old baby. My last baby. I’ve spent the last two weeks feeling my breasts fill with milk for the last time. And I’ve spent the last two weeks sobbing intermittently, eyes...

As the holidays approach many of us start to think of the foods that bring back wonderful memories or look forward to creating a wonderful holiday feast for our family. But for those of us with a picky eater...

WordPlay is an eclectically decorated storefront in the Northside neighborhood near Cincinnati State on Hamilton Avenue. Its large windows are filled with sunshine that throws shadows over the typewriters that are also for sale.  Claw-foot bathtubs filled with pillows...

Have you seen all those sweet, sentimental lists that are now all over the Internet of things to enjoy about your children before they grow up? All of those things you want to teach them before the angst of...

When I was pregnant with my first and started registering for gifts, my friends who already had babies sent me all of their lists. Being somewhat of a minimalist, I whittled the lists down to what I felt were...

So much of the parenting job is right now, in-your-face, last-minute decision making. How to calm a tantruming toddler. On the spot dolling out of consequences for inappropriate behavior. Deciding whether to grant permission for a rated-R movie or...

It's ADHD. It's ADD. "Children are just naturally busy and active." "It's a phase, and they’ll grow out of it." We hear a lot of acronyms and potential reasons about why children are behaving in a certain way. But what...

Raise your hand if you were lucky enough to ever receive Amish Friendship Bread.  Go back to your 12-year-old self and recall walking into school. You are handed a large Ziploc bag whose contents are of the same consistency of the...