As a parent, you want to provide and support your child while they’re navigating growing up. This includes meeting their basic human needs, but also encouraging them to make mistakes, fail, pick themselves back up, and try again. It’s important to find the balance to…
The summer went by a lot faster than you realized. It feels like the last bell of the year just rang. The months that followed may have been filled with recreational sports, hanging outside, and family vacations. Now, August is already here, which means it’s…
Both children and adults go through a variety of different emotions throughout the day. It’s not uncommon for someone to experience a range of emotions depending on what the day throws at them. Also, children may experience and express emotions differently than adults do. For…
Book Review: “Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD” by Eli R. Liebowitz, Ph.D. and a brief introduction to the SPACE program for parents A great resource for parents and caregivers of children dealing with OCD or Anxiety is called “Breaking free of child anxiety…
The COVID-19 and accompanying stay-at-home orders have created a lot of changes and adjustments to our everyday life. One major change is the shift many schools have made to offering online learning. While online learning is not a new concept, for many of you who…
“Tips for Parenting Anxious Kids in the Coronavirus Era: Identifying & Coping With Anxiety” As a parent, you might be noticing an increase in emotional and behavioral concerns within your child during this corona virus outbreak, but also feel unsure of what you are observing.…
The Coronavirus pandemic has been a source of growing anxiety, stress, and uncertainty for many, including children. As a parent, you might be feeling overwhelmed and unsure about how to approach this topic with your child in a way that won’t cause undue anxiety or…
A great parenting book I highly recommend is Ross Greene’s The Explosive Child. Even if you wouldn’t describe your child as “explosive,” (i.e. tends to throw tantrums, show inflexibility and defiance, and generally cause frustration for adult figures) it can benefit anyone raising children. The…
In Episode 32, Martin is joined by Family Law Attorney and Mediator, Mark Baer, of Pasadena, CA. Mark and Martin discuss the interplay between Law and Psychology, specifically as it pertains to the emotional consequences of divorce, problems with the adversarial legal system and culture,…
Erica D’Ambrosi, LMFT, writes about Parent Child Interaction Therapy – what it is, what it’s for, and how it works. Check it out here.
In our last PCIT blog post, we talked about what kinds of kids and caregivers Parent Child Interactional Therapy works best with. Oftentimes, caregivers learn about PCIT and think it will help, but want to know more specifically…. What will my (PCIT) sessions look like?…
“Audrey, can you please stop playing with your toys and put your shoes on?!?!” Mary asks for the sixth time. Mary is trying to get herself and her four-year-old daughter ready so that they can leave to pick up Audrey’s older brother from soccer practice…