Mindy Carlson

Moving is Complicated

It’s been 5 weeks since we left Switzerland for America. First we went to Minnesota for a blissful time with Mark’s parents before Mark had to go back to the reality of DC and work and I drove down to Iowa with the kids to visit my parents and wait for our stuff to arrive…

Mindy Carlson

August 1, 2016

The Swiss Family Carlson, Uncategorized

Moving, Switzerland, The Swiss Family Carlson

How to Help Your Anxious Child

This is an article I wrote that has been published on the site www.AFineParent.com. We all have have moments of anxiety. Here is how to help your child, and even yourself, through those anxious moments. How to Help Your Anxious Child Grow Up to Be a Happy Person by Malinda Carlson. (This article is part…

Mindy Carlson

July 26, 2016

Kids

Afineparent, anxiety, anxiety in children, Anxious child, parenting, positive parenting

The Unexpected Banker: Berkeley Episode 5

Back in the late 1990s the California economy was booming and interest rates were lowering. Refinancing a mortgage was fairly common. (Or so my economist husband informs me…) Apparently our landlord Burt rose of his haze of booze and pot smoke long enough to figure this out, too, and we were given notice to expect…

Mindy Carlson

July 10, 2016

Comedy

Funny stories, The Berkeley Chronicals