Articles on Parenting
How to Use Media to Start a Parent-Teen Conversation About Mental Health
Using TV Shows and Social Media to Initiate Conversations About Mental Health Mental health is a tough topic to tackle with teenagers, especially when they are often defensive, distant,...
Book Review: Transgender Children & Youth
Transgender youth, particularly transgender youth of color, are disproportionately the targets of bullying, familial abuse and violence in our society. LGBT youth make up a significant portion of the...
Can’t Do Date Night and No Childcare? 9 Connection Builders for Couples
Having kids is a beautiful, wonderful and fulfilling adventure. But it also adds stress to your relationship. After all, extra responsibilities and resources—finite things like money and your energy—are...
Transitioning to the New School Year Starts NOW
It’s the last week of August. Summer vacation and summer routines end. The school year routine begins. Even if the kids have been in daycare or camps or recreation...
Back to School Blues: 9 Ways to Help Your Tween Go Back to School with Ease
It’s almost that time again…the transition to a new school year. This can be a time of joy and excitement for some and it can also be a time...
When Your Teen Sides with the Other Parent After Divorce
So, you feel you have done nothing wrong, yet your teen has created a story with you as the resident bad guy! Are your ears burning? It is very...
What to Do about New School Year Anxieties
Here it comes! School is reopening in a week or two. Are you and your children ready? Transitions are hard for most people but particularly for young people. It’s...
Understanding the Connection Between Going Back to School and Adolescent Anxiety
As summer winds down and returning to school becomes an unavoidable reality, many teenagers are experiencing a rush of varied emotions. Some teens enjoy school and are eager to...
Second Thoughts about Going to College
It’s mid-August and your teen announces having second thoughts about going to college. Maybe college isn’t such a good idea. Maybe it isn’t a good idea this year. Are those...
Self-Development: From Bondage to Freedom
Freedom is necessary for self-development. Without it, the child would be unable to experiment with different selves, which would stunt their development and growth. There are a number of...
Healing through the Lens: Using Photography to Shift Perspective and Increase Self Awareness
It is nearly a decade ago that I first picked up a camera, that I saw for the first time my world view through a fresh perspective. I noticed...
What Mothering Has Taught Me: Women Share More Life-Changing Lessons
Motherhood shifts your entire life — often your entire being. Now your days are different. Now your hours are no longer your own. Now you share your life with...
What Mothering Has Taught Me: Women Share Life-Changing Lessons
Motherhood is many emotions and adventures. It is laughter and tears—sometimes simultaneously. It is watching with wonder as your child goes from holding their head up for several seconds...
The Trauma of Children of Addicts and Alcoholics
Living with an addict (including alcoholics1) can feel like life in a war zone. The addict’s personality changes caused by addiction create chaos. The family dynamics are organized around...
Book Review: The Attachment Bond
Attachment is often described as a process that acts like a blueprint for our relationships. What we learn in our first – and most formative – relationship becomes the...
