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...
Among parents and caregivers, numerous factors can pose barriers to making time to have meaningful conversations with our children during their rocky teenage years. Parents may need to work long hours or tackle everyday chores, consuming so much time and focus that it...
The American Academy of Pediatrics identifies play as essential for child development and child wellbeing. Children work through challenges, develop new skills, and communicate all through play. As my daughter has grown, she has found new ways of play to work...
Mindfulness may be a term you have never heard or hear all the time. Regardless of how familiar it may be, it is often hard to define. When I introduce mindfulness into therapeutic work, I use Jon Kabat-Zinn’s simple definition: Paying attention, on purpose, without...
