Parenting Skills Tips to Build Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence in Your Child (and Yourself) As a child psychologist (and parent), I have come to believe the saying that “less is more.” I have worked with countless youth, ages of... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills Beyond Thanksgiving: How to Cultivate Gratitude in Our Families Thanksgiving presents families with wonderful opportunities to express gratitude. The traditional Thanksgiving meal offers a pause from... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills Giving our Children an Important Part of Ourselves As parents, we want nothing more than to provide our children with everything possible. We seek to give them the best education, enroll... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills Create Meaningful Holidays and Minimize Stress: Suggestions and Tips Holidays, here they come. The plans, the lists, the guests, the travel, the gifts … how about some JOY? In general, holidays are... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls Mommy Fatigue What better day to write about “mommy fatigue” than this one? Last night, as I tiptoed in to check on my peacefully sleeping girls, I... Continue Reading
Bullying Prevention, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges, Special Challenges When a Tummy Ache Is Not Just a Tummy Ache: Dealing with School Anxiety The first day of school, your son has a tummy ache. You take his temperature, but you already know that what’s really ailing him... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills The Worried Warrior: Teaching Your Child to Be Brave I recently heard about a 3rd grade classroom that engaged in an exercise to determine which of the students were “worriers” and which... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year, Parenting Skills, Toddlers The Only Child Bond—Saying Good-Bye Recently, one of my clients who is expecting her second child expressed feelings of sadness and guilt over her pregnancy because she was... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills Parents as Translators When a young child falls down and hurts him or herself, many parents naturally reach out and console the child with a hug and soothing... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Raising Boys, Raising Girls Brain Power — How to Get Stinkin’ Thinkin’ Kids to Be Positive The mind is powerful. Simple words generated by our mind greatly affect how we feel and what we do. Many thought patterns can become... Continue Reading
