At the beginning of the school year, I often speak with families in my practice about the benefits of using an analog visual calendar. ...
For many families, summer has provided a respite from some of the stressors of the past 18 months. However, over the last couple of...
Today I'm sharing a quick message geared towards the start of summer, then I'll be taking a hiatus from posting until late summer. Over...
Over the past week most of the children that I work with have been counting down the days to the last day of school. Many children and...
Last week I had so many sweet and funny conversations with children about how they were celebrating Mother’s Day. Lots of children were...
This month, in collaboration with the Center for Parents and Teachers, I led a webinar for teenagers. I spoke for about 40 minutes and...
This week I have been thinking about times when it is helpful for parents to use fewer words. If you have been reading these posts for a...
The beautiful, cold, sunny spring weather is presenting a stark contrast to the incredibly upsetting news of increased xenophobia and...
This week as we flipped the calendar to March, many people I spoke with expressed a deep sense of exhaustion and disbelief that we have...
Over the past few weeks several families I work with have wanted to talk about explosive moments when a child says something extreme such...
Last week, the Belmont, MA Youth Commission invited me to present a webinar for middle school and high school students titled Coping with...
As the pandemic drags on, I know that many parents are understandably feeling weighted down by pandemic fatigue. For some families, this...
I’m writing with a heavy heart to share some thoughts regarding how to talk with children about the incredibly disturbing events that...
With New Year’s Eve approaching, so much is being written about what a difficult year this has been and how the vast majority of people...
This week a parent of a preschooler said to me, “I feel like we’ve already done every craft project on the internet.” To me, that...
During these late fall days, some parents in my practice have been expressing frustration with difficult parenting moments that keep...
In the lead up to Thanksgiving I thought I would share some thoughts about pandemic parenting during the holiday season. At the outset I...
Over the past couple of weeks, several parents have been checking in about whether certain behaviors their children are exhibiting are...
Over the past few weeks I have had so many conversations with parents regarding how to talk with children about the upsetting and chaotic...
This week I have been thinking about emotional intelligence, which very simply put means the ability to understand emotions – both one’s...