Parenting

8 Practical Ways to Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse

Statistics on child sexual abuse are terrifying for any parent. You've felt the vulnerability of this reality yourself. Even worse,…

2 years ago

How Do I Calm My Anxious Child? Practical Strategies To Help Kids Deal

The Fight with Worry  As a parent, it can be overwhelming to figure out the best way to respond to…

2 years ago

How To Parent Your Kids So They Grow Up To Be Emotionally Healthy

There are no guarantees in parenting! You can do your best, but you won't know for sure how your child…

2 years ago

How to Talk with Children and Adults about Sexuality

Sexual Media Exposure: Part Two In my previous post (Understanding the Effects of Sexual Content in the Media: Part One),…

6 years ago

Understanding the Effects of Sexual Content in the Media

Sexual Media Exposure: Part One The Shock of an Inappropriate Advertisement Recently, while reading a tragic story about a woman…

6 years ago

Play Therapy Helps Children Cope

So...you’re going to play with my child for 55 minutes? Have you ever noticed a child having an emotional meltdown?…

6 years ago

Cyberbullying and Your Child

Offering Therapeutic Solutions for a Dangerous Problem Electronic bullying is prevalent in the United States among children and adolescents. The…

6 years ago

Mean Girls and Teenage Bullying

Learn the Signs of Bullying and Get Help What is relational bullying? Relational bullying is a kind of bullying that…

6 years ago

Why Teens Misbehave: Part Two

How Hyperrationality Impacts Decision Making and Performance In "Why Teens Misbehave: Part One" we discussed the impact of dopamine reward…

6 years ago

Why Teens Misbehave: Part One

Understanding Dopamine's Effect on the Teenage Brain In my work with adolescents, many parents have difficulty understanding and connecting to…

6 years ago