Common Core: Disabled Students Deserve Better
A few years ago, my brother came home from school in tears. An A and B student with an intellectual...
A few years ago, my brother came home from school in tears. An A and B student with an intellectual...
Re-homing, a practice which consists in transferring a child’s custody to non-family members without the oversight of child welfare or...
Grandparents raising grandchildren is an age-old practice and continues to be common in today’s society. This article offers helpful advice...
I have been a grandmother for over 17 years. It is a role that I covet, yet circumstances in our...
What if we knew how to prevent children and youth from engaging in risky and self-destructive behaviors? What if we...
Humans are relatively adaptable beings which is why we are thriving and not dying out like other species. Horrendous disasters...
Child custody disputes are rarely about the best interest of the child, and the stories are all too common. A...
While the media seems largely focused on the fact that the Minnesota Vikings finally decided to bench its star running...
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...
Introducing activities into your family therapy sessions can be a powerful way to enhance engagement, create a warm and fun...
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 watching domestic violence between their parents. It’s not a stretch to think of how scary that must...