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How to Raise an Emotionally Intelligent Child

Many parents worry that they don't have the skills to raise a child who is...

May 2026

May 10, 2026

Mothers and Daughters Healing After Divorce

In a culture where girls are barraged with inappropriate images of what it means to...

November 2025

November 23, 2025

How to Effectively Handle Your Child’s Tantrums

During a recent counseling session, Monica, 40, complained about her two-year son Alex, crying too...

August 2025

August 10, 2025

7 Steps to Successful Parenting With a High Conflict Ex

While co-parenting is advised by experts as an optimal situation for a child’s well-being after...

December 2024

December 22, 2024

7 Habits of Successful Single Parents

The key to successful single parenting is to reflect daily upon the importance of preparing...

November 2023

November 24, 2023

10 Things I Owe My Kids After Divorce

It may seem odd that I feel compelled to write about what I owe my...

August 2023

August 13, 2023

8 Tips to Help Your Teenage Cope with the Post-Divorce Challenges

Helping your teenager to make a smooth transition to becoming a more capable and independent...

August 06, 2023

10 Things I Owe My Kids After Divorce

It may seem odd that I feel compelled to write about what I owe my...

July 2023

July 09, 2023

How to Become Your Child’s Digital Mentor

The media and technology use of children and adolescents has risen dramatically in the last...

May 2023

May 21, 2023

Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids Starts Early

Many parents worry that they don't have the skills to raise a child who is...

April 2023

April 26, 2023

Putting Our Parents Way of Raising Us In Perspective

Many of my clients fear reenacting the parenting style they grew up with and go...

April 16, 2023

How to Approach Your Toddler Watching TV

Many of the parents who I work with ask me whether it’s appropriate for them...

March 2023

March 19, 2023

Childhood Anger: Warning Signs and What to Know When Tantrums Take Over

It's very normal for parents to worry about whether their child's anger is age appropriate...

February 2023

February 05, 2023

8 Steps to Co-Parenting With a High Conflict Ex

Co-parenting has been shown to be in the best interests for children after parental divorce....

November 2022

November 19, 2022

5 Amazing Things Single Parents Can Do With Their Kids

While all parents have faced the challenge of raising children, many single parents have had...

October 2022

October 27, 2022

How to Handle Your Child When They Have a Tantrum

During a recent counseling session, Monica, 40, complained about her two-year daughter Abigail, crying too...

July 2022

July 09, 2022

How Can Parents Avoid Transmitting Anxiety Onto Their Children?

Whether you’re a new parent or have watched your kids grow into adolescence, you are...

December 2020

December 06, 2020

Post-Divorce Parenting: Keep the Focus on Love with Limits

During a counseling session recently, Megan, 42, complained that her 14 year-old daughter, Elli, was...

June 2020

June 06, 2020

10 Parenting Blunders and What I Learned From Them

When I was a young parent, I was very concerned about getting enough rest and...

February 2020

February 04, 2020

8 Positive Ways to Connect with Your Stepchild

The role of a stepparent can be tricky and there's no such thing as instant...

June 2019

June 12, 2019

How Can Having a Narcissistic Parent Damage Your Child?

There is growing concern among parents about the influence of a parent who have narcissistic...

August 2018

August 22, 2018

8 Questions Every Single Parent Must Ask Before Introducing a New Partner to Their Kids

Dating after a divorce or break-up can be exhilarating, but when you have children, it's...

May 2018

May 08, 2018

From Perfect Mother to Real Mother: 10 Lessons I’ve Learned from My Daughters

Mother’s day is a great time to reflect on how my relationships with my two...