The Child and Teen Therapist – When is it Time to Seek Support
When should a parent consult with a child and teen therapist? Child and teen therapist know that it is common for children to experience challenges, struggles, and obstacles as they develop and grow. These can occur at any stage of development, or they can be occasioned by either typical or unexpected life events. In early childhood,…
Read MoreSeeking a Quieter Mind? 10 Ways to Stop Mind Chatter
Today’s the day your commitment to meditation is about to become a reality. You dim the lights, turn off your cell phone, burn some incense, and get comfortable. But within seconds of closing your eyes and trying to focus on your breathing, in creeps the first mind monkey. Mind monkey? What’s a mind monkey? “The…
Read MoreYouTube and Your Children: Making it Safer & More Fun
“I didn’t believe it until I saw it for myself. A friend had asked me about a video my child had posted on YouTube. I checked it out. And there we were for all the world to see! – She had posted it without my knowledge and revealed far more than she should have about…
Read MoreHow to Discipline Your Preteen — Yes, It is Possible!
“If you don’t get that homework finished, you might as well forget about playing video games later.” To your surprise, the ‘magic’ formula of using consequences to discipline your child, the one that you’ve employed for years, suddenly doesn’t work on your 10 year-old son any more. All you receive in response to your warning…
Read MoreWhy Regulating Your Emotions Helps Your Child: 5 Tips to Help You Do It
“Have you finished your chores yet?” the mother asks as she catches a glimpse of her daughter rushing through the living room. “Not yet,” comes the dismissive response. “I asked you to get them done before dinner.” The mother moves to intercept her daughter, her voice slightly irritated. “How many times do I need to remind…
Read MoreParenting Children: 5 Tips to Stop Enabling/5 Tips to Start Empowering
“Every evening my 5 year-old threw a fit when it was time to pick up her room. After a while, I couldn’t stand seeing her cry any more and I just started cleaning the room myself.” “It wasn’t unusual that my 11 year-old son would wait until the last minute to tell me he had…
Read MoreOCD in Children: 7 Warning Signs Your Child May Need Help
You are running late as you try to get the kids out of the house and into the car for school drop off. You anxiously wait while your 10 year old has once again neatly emptied his backpack and is checking to make sure his homework is complete and filed in the 3rd pocket of…
Read MoreCBT and Depression: What Makes CBT So Effective?
“I want that report on my desk, today!” Your boss demands, standing in the doorway of his office. “I don’t have time for you’re excuses; just get it done!” He disappears back into the adjacent room. You pause a moment, looking over the paperwork on your desk, then the computer screen. A deep sigh. Will you…
Read MoreIEP vs 504: Which Plan is Best for Your Child?
So you have a child with a disability? Of course, as any loving and caring parent, you want the best for your child, including the best possible education. When your child is about to start public school, though, you suddenly find yourself confronted with a slew of acronyms – IDEA, IEP, 504, and so on.…
Read MoreActs of Terrorism: How to Talk to Your Children
Smoke rising into the sky from burning towers. Derailed train cars split open by a blast. Special forces lining up outside a building. Covered bodies lying strewn about. Repeated gunshots ringing out. Crowds fleeing in panic. Bodies being carried out of a pile of rubble. Those are the visual images of acts of terrorism. More…
Read MoreSocial Media and Depression; How Are They Linked?
“When I read what others post on their social media pages, it seems like everybody in the whole world is having fun connecting with each other… except me.” The indisputable fact is: humans are social creatures. We thrive on interaction, wanting to fit in and be accepted by others. That’s why it is so terribly…
Read MoreWinter Gloom Making You SAD? It Could Be Seasonal Affective Disorder
It’s January. You’re standing at a window, gazing out onto the bleak scenery, and with every passing moment you feel less and less inspired to leave your house, or even get dressed. Perhaps you watch a bird rise into the dreary, cloud-covered sky, ascending through each layer of lackluster gloom until you can hardly see…
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