Separation Anxiety
Dreading leaving your toddler with the babysitter or at daycare? Virtually every parent who has left a toddler with a caregiver has experienced the crumpled face, velcro-locked arms and the wail that rips through your heart. It’s the normal response of a...
What Kind Of Parent Are You?
Raising kids isn’t easy. It’s often a time when new parents look to their upbringing to guide their decisions. Much of our parenting tendencies come from our personal experiences and how we were raised as children. Unless you and your partner grew up in ve...
WHAT IS PLAY THERAPY
Children simply don’t communicate in the same manner as adults. As a result, Child Therapy/Counseling often involves play therapy. Given that children do not communicate their distress in the same manner as adults, we overcome initial hurdles...
SUMMER CAMP BLUES
Many children spend at least a week away at camp during the summmer break. This can cause anxiety in some children....
COVID: The New Normal 2021
The coronavirus vaccine hopes to “normalize” life for young people and bring them back to school, activities and friends. But we can’t underestimate how destabilizing reentry will be. Parents who are struggling with burnout, anxiety and isolation have to...