“I hate you!” What does it mean when your child says this? What do you do about it? At the end of a busy weekend filled with tumultuous moments that included screaming,... Read more »
“We are all going to the beach,” his father said. “You are not going. You are staying home to take care of the house.” Esteban remembers that moment with striking clarity. The... Read more »
Choosing a child care program is one of the most consequential decisions parents make during the early years of a child’s life. When my kids were young, I would visit classrooms, observe... Read more »
I am going to say something controversial. There is no such thing as a child expert. Even further, there is no such thing as a parenting expert. Calling someone a child expert... Read more »
Some children seem to be natural talkers/sharers. They offer what happened at school, speak about what they are feeling, and generally come to you about anything on their mind. However, even these... Read more »
Most parents love their children deeply. That is rarely in question. What I see again and again in my clinical work is not a lack of love, but a deep uncertainty about... Read more »
They were dubbed “smart” because the phones could access the internet and thus enable the user to do so much more than make calls. I got my first smartphone in my early... Read more »
This week, more than 42 million Americans, including 16 million children, are set to lose their monthly food benefits as part of the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Many of these... Read more »
Imagine sitting in a small room wearing a VR headset. Across from you sits an eight-year-old boy – slouched shoulders, lowered gaze, thin voice. He looks like someone you used to know.... Read more »
Adult children choosing to cut ties with parents or to keep their interactions very limited is a growing and painful trend. Parents often describe feeling as though their children are rewriting their... Read more »