No More Battles: Morning routines that work!
Over and over I hear from parents who feel like the life has been drained out of them before they’ve even made it through their
Over and over I hear from parents who feel like the life has been drained out of them before they’ve even made it through their
As your kids get ready to go back to school (or resume online school), do you wonder what more you can do to help them
Hi. How are you? Like… really? Are you struggling as much as most parents right now? Look. I know you’re worried about your kid(s). I’ll
When I asked my children what makes a good dad, the first word that came to their minds was “playful.” At first, I wasn’t sure
Oh, mama. I see you… tangled up in a mess of emotions and putting on a brave face for the kids. Closing yourself in the
Social media is a dangerous place to hang out if you’re trying to avoid anxiety-provoking content at the moment. In particular, there’s been such contradictory
I didn’t understand– most of us didn’t– exactly how it would feel to prepare for a pandemic to sweep through. On Friday afternoon our team
If your children (and you) sleep through the night, you are the envy of parents everywhere! So many things can get in the way of
My kids had a day off of school last month in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was a natural opportunity for us
It’s a new year and a new decade. For many people, that means it’s resolution time. It’s finding-yourself time. It’s creating-new-habits-and-setting-goals time. Maybe you’re one
I can accept that parenting my kids can be a thankless job; however, watching them respond (or not respond) to others’ kindnesses can really put
Many would argue that technology has made instant connection to others increasingly easy. Yet, in the last two decades, the amount of people reporting that
There are things I spend a fair amount of time worrying about in my professional work. As a psychologist and director of a child and
Once upon a time, families of the neighborhood looked out for one another’s kids; sent a casserole down the street when their neighbor was down
I have always been an observer. This tendency doesn’t stop with people-watching. As a child, I was fortunate enough to live near a nationally-ranked well-funded
About 70 years ago, the psychiatrist Dr. John Bowlby made a surprising revelation about mental health. He stated that it is dependent on each of
It’s a time of year that can certainly overwhelm the senses for many of us– flashing lights littering many lawns and homes, Christmas music blasting
Halloween is over and November has arrived. With it comes cooler days, longer nights and the winter holiday season rapidly approaching. This time of year, many of us struggle
Dear Experienced Caregivers, I am of the belief that we have a crisis on our hands. And this is important. Parenting is not living up
Whether your child is approaching legal adulthood or still has several years to go, if you told me that you hadn’t once thought about