Parenting Teenagers In the Modern World of Technology Teenagers are especially vulnerable to both the blessing and the curse of technology. They’ve probably been using comp...
While meaningful understanding of love has eluded the grasp of towering giants of art, science and philosophy for millennia, some of my brilliant clients on the autistic spectrum a...
Sticks and stones may break my bones, But names will never harm me. -- English proverb Sticks and Stones: Verbal Bullying is Harmful You’ve heard this adage before. For generatio...
What is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional intelligence was introduced to mainstream culture in 1995 when psychologist Daniel Goleman presented it in his best-selling book Emotional...
'Being' is More Important than 'Doing' with Your Children Children are often overloaded with unrelenting schedules of school, homework, sports and community activities in our accom...
The Loss of Play The freedom and playfulness of just being a child has declined over the past several decades. That loss of play is having a negative effect on the emotional develo...
Studies Show an Alarming Number of Children Suffering With Mental Illness Today There’s no more waiting to grow up to deal with the stress of the real world. New studies have fou...
Epidemic of Anxiety in Children My experience as a clinician in private practice supports the statistics that indicate that anxiety has reached epidemic proportions in many countri...
Parenting is one of the most important and difficult jobs a person can have. It demands extraordinary skills, stamina, creativity and unconditional love. By establishing and mainta...
The Impact of High Conflict Divorce on Children’s Emotional Development 50% of marriages in the United States end in divorce. As clinicians, we are directly on the front lines of...