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The #MeToo Movement and “13 Reasons Why”: 4 Lessons About Sexual Assault

in Bullying, Child And Adolescent Counseling, Depression, Mental Health Digest, Parenting Blog, Practical Psychoanalysis Blog, School, Self Injury, Sexual Assault, Suicide, Trauma April 16, 2020 2952 0 0

I must admit – it has been hard watching the news over the past several months and witnessing the development of a movement I feel a part of because of the people I see in my clinical practice, both children and adults, who have experienced...

13 Reasons Why Parents Should Pay Close Attention to Their Teen’s (Social) Life: Lessons from Netflix Original Series “13 Reasons Why”

in Acting Out, Adolescence, All, Bullying, Child And Adolescent Counseling, Childhood Development, Family Life, Parenting, Parenting Blog, School April 19, 2017 2213 0 0

Number 1. Adolescence is marked by the invincibility syndrome. Number 2. Relationships with peers become more important than relationships with parents and family. Number 3. Sexuality and dating… Number 4. Risk taking behaviors are...

Guest Post: Back-to-School: Establishing and Maintaining Healthy Routines That Will Stick

in Academics, Adolescence, All, Behavior, Childhood Development, Discipline, Learning, Learning Strategies, Parenting, Parenting Blog, Profession Mother, School September 13, 2016 1961 0 0

Back-to-school means early morning wake-up calls and a mad rush to get everyone ready and out the door in time. Too often, this means a quick but less-than-healthy breakfast, or worse, no breakfast at all. From getting enough rest to waking up in...

6 Quick tips to stimulate your child’s brain for learning

in Academics, All, Learning, Learning Strategies, Parenting, Parenting Blog, School August 21, 2016 1760 0 0

As you prepare your children for the beginning of a new school year, I figured we take a look at a few quick tips to help their brains for the process of learning. Learning is supposed to be fun and stimulating and unfortunately it often...