March 24, 2021
Do these relationships patterns sound familiar to you? You and your partner perceive and remember conflicts and events very differently. There is a very uneven distribution […]
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December 5, 2017
If I had a dollar for everytime I warned my kids to be careful I’d be a wealthy woman. Isn’t it the default parent response when […]
November 30, 2017
Being a parent often feels like being a mix of a motivational speaker, stand-up comedian, and drill sergeant. Sometimes I speak without thinking first — never […]
November 13, 2017
Even though your child realizes it’s harder for him to concentrate and focus in school than his classmates, or is aware that she has more trouble […]
November 6, 2017
Dear Cathi- My mother recently passed away after several months of decline from an illness. My five-year-old, Max, was upset that I was spending so much […]
October 30, 2017
Praising your child is always a good thing, right? Well, it turns out that for learning and attention-challenged kids effort-based praise is often more meaningful and […]
October 23, 2017
Shameful feelings stick with us as if they’re glued to our insides. They can distort how we feel about ourselves and impact choices we make as […]
October 16, 2017
As a parent, hearing the refrain, “I’m bored” makes us want to leap into action to figure out an activity to keep our kid entertained. But, […]
October 9, 2017
Happiness: it’s been endlessly written about, researched, been the theme of movies, and the promised goal of self-help seminars. Its pursuit is even written into the […]