Give Your Child an Exit Interview Before Leaving for College

Give Your Child an Exit Interview Before Leaving for College

It can improve your relationship for many years to come. When your child leaves for college, there is such a stir of emotions filtering through you. You are thrilled about their upcoming journey and proud of their accomplishments. You revel at their maturity as they...
What Do You Do if You and Your Child Aren’t a Good Fit?

What Do You Do if You and Your Child Aren’t a Good Fit?

Six ways to attach with kindness and connection. Attachment theory explains how the parent-child relationship emerges and influences subsequent development in relationships. John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth suggested that early attachment experience creates life-long...
An Open Letter From an Adult Child to Their Parents

An Open Letter From an Adult Child to Their Parents

We never outgrow needing to be accepted and validated.  I took a poll of 50 adults and asked them to write down and indicate what is the one thing they would want their parent to know. They had an opportunity to have either one or both parents in mind and could write...
This Is Your Teenager’s Brain on COVID

This Is Your Teenager’s Brain on COVID

How you can help your teen to thrive in trying times. by guest blogger Juliet Glinski, Psy.D. Mental health problems among teenagers have skyrocketed during the pandemic, suggesting adolescents are especially vulnerable to the psychological repercussions of COIVD....