Parenting Articles

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• Teens Need A PR Director
  The long-standing popular image of teenagers is that they are rebellious, self-centered, risk-taking, and don't want anything to do with their ...
• Moving and Young Children
  Moving day. Such excitement! Such distress! An event nearly every family experiences a few times, if not more. The impact on ...
• Q&A: Disciplining a Challenging Preschool Child
  Q: My son is four years old and he rules the house. His first response to ...
• Sensitive Children Who Develop Significant Anxiety
  In recent months I happened to work with a number of elementary-age children who had developed ...
• White Elephants
  As I cried, I wanted to believe it was the alcohol that induced Mom’s words.  I had to believe it was the alcohol.  I don’t want them.  The words rang in my ears.  That’s the ...
• Easy Steps to Reconnect: A Guide for Emotionally Avoidant Dads
  It was torture for Jason when his 13-year-old ...
• Money and Your Children
  From small allowances for young children to bank accounts and credit cards for college students, parents have many questions and ...
• Things to Consider When Choosing a Residential Treatment Program for OCD
  I’ve written before about my son Dan’s stay at an intensive residential program for ...
• How to Put Parenting First and Tame the To-Do List
  The mom I was talking with the other ...
• Adolescent Tragedies and My Teenager
  Once again I am writing about a terrible tragedy. Fifteen dead children. Fifteen lives ...
• How Can I Improve Intimacy in My Marriage?
  It has become too common a refrain: There isn't enough time. This is the excuse put forth ...
• Where Have All the Bicycles Gone? Kids Today
  Childhood has moved indoors. What a shame. Children are meant to be running free in open spaces, ...
• Q&A: Coping with a Difficult Temperament
  Q. Our seven-year-old son is very sensitive and throws many tantrums. He usually starts his day in a ...
• Do You Love a Narcissist?
  It’s easy to fall in love with narcissists. Their charm, talent, success, beauty, and charisma cast a spell, ...
• Losing Our Moral Compass: The Negative Effects of Overstressing Academic Achievement
  I look at the story headlines in various magazines and newspapers. “Gotta Start ...
• More on Disciplining a Challenging Preschooler
  In a prior column I wrote about how to teach self-control to a 4-year-old boy who constantly challenged ...
• Personifying OCD: An Effective Recovery Tool
  My son Dan’s obsessive-compulsive disorder became so severe during the end of his freshman year of college that he could ...
• How’s Your Family Really Doing? 10 Keys to a Happy Loving Family
  When you think about it, who better to write a book about the wellness of a family than a husband and wife team who are mental health professionals and parents of two children?  Don MacMannis, ...
• Disciplining Older Teenagers
  Beer cans in a closet, pot in a glove compartment, groundings or curfews ignored, abusive language... not necessarily ...
• Tips for Successful Toilet Training
  Few issues in child-rearing create as much anxiety for mothers and fathers as toilet training. And few issues generate as much ...
• Being a Grownup When Your Kid Hates You
  This column tells a story based on a composite of real-life situations in therapy to represent both teen and ...
• The Myth of the High Rate of Divorce
  A few years ago, my wife and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. It is the second ...
• How Family and Friends Can Aid Mental Health Recovery
  Recovering from mental illness is terrifying and exhausting, both for the person diagnosed and those who ...
• When Crisis Becomes Chronic: What to do When Friendships Fade
  It’s a common experience. Something goes wrong in ...
• Parents Gone Wild at Easter Egg Hunt
  The headline on our local paper reads, “A few rotten eggs spoil Easter Hunt.” Parents, who were supposed to ...