Talking With Kids About Trauma

One of the teachers in my daughter’s school was recently in an accident. While she was able to come back to work after a period of time, she looked different and had some limitations in what she could do. As we all know, accidents are common and injuries happen. When accidents happen, it’s important to talk [...]

How Day Care Can Help Children With Depressed Moms

  Have you seen the buzz about the new study recently reported in the journal Pediatrics? It found that child care time might help protect kids of depressed moms from developing psychological and behavioral problems.  Blogs and articles (like this one from CNN’s The Chart) have been popping up all over the Internet since the [...]

Should Parents Spy on Their Children and Teens?

Every once in a while in my psychotherapy practice, a parent with whom I work “discovers” that their teenager is using drugs. This awareness usually comes as a result of sleuthing. Sometimes the outcome is positive: The parent confronts the teen and usually treatment or drug rehabilitation follows.  And sometimes, the result is feelings of [...]