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Spring Cleaning For Kids
Just as Spring Cleaning can feel cleansing and empowering for many adults, it can have the same effect for kids. It is...
The importance of your child’s self esteem
Allowing children to develop their sense of worth, self esteem and self confidence is critical. These are all skills...
Bring Back Family Dinnertime
For many, any given weekday evening is spent shuttling children to and from extra curricular activities. Family...
Aging Parents and transitioning to skilled care
Aging Parents: Why We Transition Our Loved Ones from Our Home to a Skilled Nursing Facility Today many adults find...
5 Ways Dads can connect with their Daughters
Dads, hear me when I say this, your daughter still needs and wants a relationship with you. I know it may be hard to...
Parenting Young Men is not for Wimps!
At any given time, on any given day, the topic of parenting teenage boys dominates my private practice. Parent’s...
Social Media Rules of Engagement: Parent’s Edition
Social media is here to stay and parents need to get on board. Apps such as such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat,...
Teenage Anxiety- Symptoms and Solutions
Whether they deserve it or not, teenagers have a reputation for being moody, belligerent and oftentimes downright...
7 alternatives when college isn’t an option
7 Alternatives when college isn't an option A Guide for Parents of recent high school graduates I've had many parents...
Spring Cleaning – Relationships
It's springtime and with springtime comes spring-cleaning. Right? You have probably seen one of those checklists that...
Communicating With Your Teenager
Morty is my 5 year old dog, a miniature dachshund that has a mind of his own and a stubborn personality; a standard...
Reflective Parenting – How do you do it
What is reflective parenting? The Theory of Reflective Parenting was developed by Peter Fonagy and his colleagues at...
Domestic Violence and Children
Abuse & Domestic Violence: What Parents Can Teach Their Children Bottom line: If we ignore it, it will never go...
A Parent’s Guide to Teens, Drugs & Alcohol Use
I receive hundreds of questions about how parents should react to their teenager who is using drugs and alcohol. Some...