Sometimes family life feels like sheer survival mode: You’re exhausted, barely hanging on as you try to keep everyone alive so they can show up for that seemingly never-ending list of obligations. Day after day, commitment after commitment. To make it even more...
Being a parent is rewarding—and also incredibly challenging. No two children are alike. The first born may be happy and content, and then the second child arrives… Sleep becomes a distant memory, patience gets tested, and parents desperately seek answers: what are we...
Seasonal changes can affect everyone—including children. As adults, most of us are aware of how seasonal change plays out, and understand that typically the pangs and unease are transitory in nature. Children—especially if they haven’t experienced something like it...
If your child is struggling with behavioral issues or has experienced a recent trauma or loss, early therapeutic intervention is one of the best ways to help them cope. Countless studies show how incredibly devastating unresolved childhood trauma can be, and how it...
Here’s something you’ve said or thought, probably more than once: I’m so glad I’m not a teenager in today’s world—I’m so glad social media wasn’t around when I was a teen! Yet, if you’re a parent of a teen you likely still feel some of what they’re feeling—plus an...
For anyone who’s curious about whether or not they could benefit from therapy, there’s one way to tell for sure: Are you breathing? Great. You need therapy. All joking aside, all of us can benefit from therapy at one point or another. No matter who you are or what you...