I wouldn’t have admitted to this back then, but I was ashamed of my body when I was in high school. I would suck my belly in whenever people would take photos or whenever I thought people were giving me attention (which, for a high schooler, was ALWAYS). How could I...
“Never do for a child what he can do for himself.” - Rudolph Dreikurs With the start of a new school year, it’s a great time for our family to review the tasks that need to be completed to get us through the school week- laundry, lunches, carpooling, etc. It’s...
As a therapist who frequently works with preteens, teens, and their parents, I often get asked how to engage teens in meaningful conversations about their lives outside of school. Now that the school year is in full swing, many parents find themselves asking the same...
Have you ever heard of the acorn analogy? It's the idea that acorns can only grow to the degree that they have been nurtured from nature: sunlight, rain and nutrients from soil. Even if the acorn has a slow start, this soon-to-be oak tree can accelerate in growth and...
