Blog posts on parenting issues
Apr 19 2018
Do You Really Care About Your Kids in Your Life? Vol. 449, April 19, 2018 This has been a most frustrating month, in regard to a young 12-year-old boy who has been labeled with a couple of personality disorders. Given the work that I have been doing over many years, I have no use for …
Mar 22 2018
What is The Most Important Thing To Know About Children? Vol. 446, March 22, 2018 The single most import thing to know about children is that they haven’t developed the executive function of their brain- the part of the brain that allows for reasoning. rationalization and judging. What that means is that if you as …
Jan 11 2018
Teaching Our Kids What Really Matters, Vol. 436, Jan. 11, 2018 I have become rather addicted to Quora of late with all the interesting viewpoints that are shared on a multitude of subjects. As I was reading it this morning I came across a beautiful answer to a question regarding something learned from an adult …
Mar 02 2017
Raising Kids WIth Healthy Self-Esteem – Vol. 403, March 2, 2017 Over the past few days I have been staying at an Airbnb with a family that has a stay at home mom taking care of three kids age 5 and under. They live in a very nice home in a very nice neighborhood in …
Feb 02 2017
How To Help A Child Going Through A Difficult Time Feeling Sad – Vol. 399, February 2, 2017 Unfortunately, we live in a world where the pharmaceutical companies would like you to believe that normal human emotions are no longer allowed to be felt without some drug being seen as the solution. However, drugs …
Sep 01 2016
So, You Believe Your Child is Depressed: Maybe Your Child is Only Dealing With Loss – Vol. 377, September 1, 2016 Over the years that I have been in practice, I have received calls from younger people who were very sad about losing special people in their lives and pets. I even had a psychiatric nurse …
Jul 14 2016
Do You Feel Regret Because You Don’t Enjoy Parenting? – Vol. 370, July 14, 2016 A few days ago I was listening to a podcast where this very question was being answered. I thought it would be a great subject to write on given both my own considerations for deciding not to become a parent …