What parents can do for Thanksgiving and beyond. One of the silver linings of the pandemic is it compels us to think about all that we are grateful for because of what we are currently not afforded with. We miss many of our freedoms and what we may have previously...
Parents, you can teach your kids to grow in the process. The New York Times reported that there are at least 538 new coronavirus deaths, and 74,443 new cases were reported in the United States on Oct. 26. Over the past week, there has been an average of 71,120 cases...
Teaching kids to be healthy and generous. This year the Halloween festivities will most likely be celebrated differently because of the pandemic. You may choose to amend your plans by participating in a masked socially distanced scavenger hunt in your yard or around...
During Covid, there has been a rise in teen anxiety. Since March teens report being physically isolated from their friends. Even with hybrid models of education teens can still feel the isolation. In my practice, teens complain to me that even though they are...
Today marks the 19th anniversary of the tragic events that occurred in New York on September 11, 2001. Kids all over the country will learn about, hear about and observe tributes and commemorations marking this anniversary. Most of our children will have faint...
My 17-year-old son decided that he wanted his room painted. I encouraged him to take the opportunity to personally take on the task. He quickly and enthusiastically rushed to pick colors and planned how he would modernize his room with new art and a reconfiguration of...
There are many reasons why people are refusing to wear masks. Some reasons cited are because people are rebellious by nature, some feel it forfeits their personal freedom, it’s a walking symbol of vulnerability, the messages by government officials regarding...
This is a Mother’s Day we will forever remember. It has been since late March that a majority of us have been sheltering in. Most of us cannot ever remember experiencing such a range of emotions in such a short period of time. The extent of uncertainty and ambiguity...
Life as we know it has changed so incredibly much over the past couple of weeks. You lost your freedom to come and go as you please. You lost your fundamental right to go to school and directly interact with your friends. Some of you who are having occasions and...
I have been seeing many adolescents, teens, and young adults in my practice over the duration of this public health crisis and have seen them react in similar ways that I see my adult patients react — minimizing it as nothing at all to worry about by comparing it to...
