Parenting

The transition to college is one of the most exciting and stressful moments in the lives of both children and...

Mental health professionals learn to expect and recognize additions to the common words and phrases we hear. ‘Facebook Feud’ and...

Post partum depression (PPD) occurs in about 20 - 25% of women after giving birth. Some level of the "baby...

Recently, a colleague of mine came to me for advice on addressing a very tough question from a child: Why...

Let’s face it, it is almost impossible to shield children from negative world events. In our ever-connected society, breaking news...

The phrase "digital native" has evolved pretty effortlessly into the common lexicon in the last five years, but is it...

The arrest of 12 and 13 year old boys for aggravated robbery and murder respectively in West Auckland a couple of weeks...

President Obama Speaking at the Working Families Summit As President, my top priority is rebuilding an economy where everybody who...

The Today Show recently had a series on “Today’s Man” and how the traditional roles of men had changed since...

Games are an engaging way to build the therapeutic relationship while assessing a child's strengths and areas where there is room for...

Introducing activities into your family therapy sessions can help make the process more engaging while creating a warm/fun environment, and breaking...

In cases involving undocumented parents and U.S. citizen-children, the child welfare system often has little power to ensure family preservation....

Imagine a child watches domestic violence going on between her parents. It’s not a stretch to think of how scary...

Most people would say they feel obligated as a result of someone else's expectation(s) of them. That's no surprise when...

Possibly one of the few things more challenging than being a teenage parent is being a teenage parent in foster...

When we talk about sexism, we almost always automatically think of the victims as women. Tackling discriminating language, sexual harassment...

It is important for all parents to familiarize themselves with the most common signs that a teenager has developed an...

Teenagers do not have an easy time in today’s world. Along with maintaining their academic grades, completing homework assignments on...

Child Sexual abuse is still a taboo topic in many homes. We don’t talk about it, we don’t want to...