Book Review: DBT Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Working with Teens
Teenagers are the greatest enigma. Maturing, yet still young in so many ways, teenagers are in a unique place in life, and when each young person brings with them not…
Parenting
Book Review: The Attachment Effect
The West, and particularly the United States, has a strong ideological and cultural belief in rugged individualism. Asian cultures are more geared toward the importance of the group. Regardless of…
Vital Lessons to Start Teaching Your Kids Really Young—and How to Do It
As parents, there are lots of skills we need and want to teach our kids. Most of us focus on the basics, such as teaching our kids how to feed…
Early Life Interpersonal Trauma and Affect Dysregulation: A Look at Biology
When thinking about affect regulation, it becomes clear that early life attachment relationships between children and their primary caregiver are more than just an emotional bond. The relationship also serves…
Book Review: The Attachment Effect
Lovenheim stumbled on attachment theory while skimming his daughter’s college textbook several months after the end of a significant and tortuous relationship in his life. It was too late for…
Book Review: Going Solo: Hope & Healing for the Single Mom or Dad
Imagine going through your morning routine, getting the kids up and ready for school while also trying to get yourself and partner ready, when the rug is suddenly pulled out…
Are Your Parents Toxic?
Toxic relationships include relationships with toxic parents. Typically, they do not treat their children with respect as individuals. They won’t compromise, take responsibility for their behavior, or apologize. Often these…
Child Development: The First Mirror
“In individual emotional development the precursor of the mirror is the mother’s face.” – D. W. Winnicott, Mirror-role of Mother and Family in Child Development When we look into someone’s eyes,…
Parents Share What They See as Their Role in Raising Their Kids
Parenting involves a lot of minutiae, and from sunup to sundown, the days can feel crammed. And amid all the details—changing diapers, potty-training, making meals, driving everywhere, helping with homework,…
Addiction Recovery: Letting Go of Generational Sin
Generational Sin. As you can probably guess it is Sin that is passed down by generation, but not in that you’ve learned sinful traits and acted upon them, more in the…
Book Review: The Art of Not Falling Apart
London journalist Christina Patterson wanted to read a book called, I Feel So Awful I Don’t Know What to Do. There was no such book, so she wrote The Art…
Teach Your Children Well — About Substance Abuse
“Teach your children well,” a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young classic encourages. Children are impressionable, like sponges that soak up whatever liquid they are immersed in. Some parents say they’d…
Mental Health Days for Children
Adults use mental health days to recharge, refocus, and reduce stress with the ultimate goal to return to normal activities more focused. Producing high-quality work takes its toll and dedicated…
How Parents Can Best Help Their Kids During a Bitter Divorce
“Family is the first school for young children, and parents are powerful models.” – Alice Sterling Honig Divorce is always rough on all concerned, especially children. No matter how amiable…
Book Review: Anxiety Relief for Kids
Many parents look for books that offer guidance and understanding about psychological problems their children may be experiencing. Mental health professionals also frequently recommend such books to families receiving counseling…