When I was a kid, it wasn't common place for parents, or adults in general to apologize to kids. There seemed to be this sense of "I am...

I can't tell you how many times I hear the dread in a parent's voice when they talk about the teenage years. It doesn't matter if they...

I have been hearing a lot from clients and my friends, that they are fining themselves in a tough place when it comes to their kids...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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...