It is easy and even understandable to feel alone and isolated in today’s society. With social media offering a barrage of unhealthy relationships and interactions, COVID keeping some parts of our community less open and welcoming than they used to be ...
The ELO deck is a valuable tool and toy for parents of children of all ages.This deck of affirmations and activities is designed to help your child learn to master their emotions and learn how to independently navigate the world around them. ...
A simple deck of sensory flashcards can help you engage your children in important conversations that will allow them to explore their emotions and better understand the world around them. The ELO (rhymes with “Hello”) Deck is designed to help yo ...
As a new parent, or a new-again parent, you have many many demands on your time. You need time with your new baby, of course. And you need time with your other child or children. But none of the other responsibilities went away. Time with your sp ...
Recently a client expressed a great deal of anxiety about her husband’s parenting. “He just lets them … do things,” she complained. When I asked, she described climbing on walls and trees, playing with sticks as if they were swordfighting, and a ...
You did it. You brought new life into the world from your amazing and resilient body!Congratulations!Now you are feeling a huge wave of emotions. And it is tied to all of your new responsibilities. You have never loved anything this much. You ...
Every year, Mother’s Day brings a wave of gratitude and appreciation for our first and longest-lasting relationship, our bond with our mothers.We understand the biological factors that make a mother important, but we also take this time to acknow ...
Every year in America, thousands of foster parents take in tens of thousands of children in the foster system because of abuse or neglect. These children have a range of intense needs. For decades cognitive scientists and parents have been studying h ...
Often when I am talking with a parent, or a couple with children, I will get questions about the development of their children.Sometimes, they are seeking confirmation that their child is indeed the brightest and fastest-developing child in the h ...
Babies are a powerful reminder of the fragility and mystery of life. After months of hoping and loving and planning, with friends and strangers alike commenting on your pending childbirth, you are suddenly (and perhaps not for the first time) in char ...
