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Jul 20

How to Handle Bedtime Tantrums

You look at the clock and start to get tense. The dreaded bedtime is coming. Maybe you used to have a child that went to bed easily and n...

Claudia Glassman

Jul 18

Giving your child choices: the why and how of giving choices

This is a picture of my then almost two-year old, taken in June. Notice the Halloween shirt? My initial thought process to her choosing ...

Claudia Glassman

May 13

Be the thermostat, not the thermometer

If there is one parenting tip that I would love all parents to hear, this may be it. Why this one when there are so many valuable parenti...

Claudia Glassman

May 6

Amazing Kid Podcasts for Sleep

Sleep. It can be a challenge for our kids and especially for us as parents. Depending on the temperament of your child, your child may go...

Claudia Glassman

Feb 26, 2018

Everything doesn't have to be a power struggle

Power struggles. Just mentioning the words can cause parents to tense up and get ready for battle. What if I told you that this didn’t ha...

Clauda Glassman

Jan 17, 2018

Teaching our chidren the power of no

My daughter came home from school the other day and relayed a story where another child in her class told her that her mom says that if ...

Claudia Glassman

Jan 16, 2018

Raising children in a world full of technology: Strategies to limit screen time

Technology is everywhere! I use it daily and thanks to technology you are reading this. It is however, changing things for our children a...

Claudia Glassman

Jan 8, 2018

The importance of parents focusing on their own needs

It is so easy as a parent to get caught up in parenting. We focus on our children adn the myriad of things that come along with that. We ...

Claudia Glassman

Dec 19, 2017

A few simple ways to incorporate mindfulness into your child's life

We hear the word mindfulness a lot these days. While some may feel it is a trend, I have not only seen the benefits of it first hand, but...

Claudia Glassman

Dec 13, 2017

An easy activity to build your child up and foster connection

Sometimes as parents we get so caught up in correcting behavior and offering feedback that we don't give our children positive feedback. ...

Claudia Glassman

Dec 5, 2017

Finding joy and decreasing stress this holiday season

It's here! Holiday time. Store fronts have been transformed, store hours have been extended, and the mall parking lots are full of cars c...

Claudia Glassman

Nov 14, 2017

I don't want you to be dependent on me but connected to me

"I don't want them to be dependent on me, I just want them to be connected" . These words came out of my mouth last week as I was talki...

Claudia Glassman

Nov 9, 2017

Over-parenting vs Under-parenting: There is a happy middle ground

I was talking to a colleague of mine from my days in private practice as a therapist the other day and we started talking a bit about par...

Claudia Glassman

Nov 6, 2017

The illusion of the perfect parent

There is no perfect parent. There is no parent that has it all together. So why do we pretend that there are? Why are we as parents so qu...

Claudia Glassman

Oct 26, 2017

A different perspective on discipline that will reduce power struggles

What does discipline mean to you? For a lot of people it means rules and punishment. Discipline is so much more than this. We often think...

Claudia Glassman

Oct 23, 2017

Keep Learning in Perspective

Last week I went to an parent education session at my children's school. The topic was language and the teacher holding the meeting went ...

Claudia Glassman

Oct 16, 2017

Changing Focus: Forget outcomes and focus on process

We all know someone who is focused on outcomes. Someone who feels that they are defined by their home, their car, their job. What happens...

Claudia Glassman

Oct 12, 2017

Creating a special play time to improve your relationship with your child and their behaviors.

Early on in my career as a therapist I underestimated the importance and value of play. It didn't take long for me to learn how imperativ...

Claudia Glassman

Oct 9, 2017

The magic of playing with our children

I went to a conference this weekend and one of the presenters shared this poem: I tried to teach my child with books. He gave me only pu...

Claudia Glassman

Oct 4, 2017

Sometimes the best thing we can do is hold the space

During my time working as a therapist with children and adolescents, a large portion of the kids I worked with had a history of trauma. I...

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