It has been a long, long time since I have sat down to add to this blog. And, I am thinking, my absence kinda parallels what we have all ...

I thought writing a blog about George Floyd and racism and protests and our children would be easy. There is so much to say. So many word...

Virtual Camp. Ugh. I can hear the collective groan now. Summer camps are supposed to be running and jumping and field trips to the nearby...

We are grieving. Individually and collectively- as families, as cities and as a country. There is this idea that grief is a feeling that ...

I have good news and bad news for you: summer is almost here and your kids' distance-learning school year is almost at an end. This sound...

It was recently announced that we are doing this distance learning thing until the end of the school year. I think some teachers may have...

It's been a month since my last blog entry and a lot has happened. Covid-19 has necessitated some pretty significant social distancing, s...

COVID-19 is a Coronavirus (there are several types of Coronavirus) that is currently spreading across the world. According to the World H...

We all know, when our kids are very little, that maintaining naps and keeping a snack station in our diaper bag is critical to our kids' ...

This has been a subject for discussion for me lately. The scenario goes like this: a parent calls me because their child is defiant or an...

February 2nd through 8th is Play Therapy Week. The Association for Play Therapy (APT) is a national organization (to which I belong) that...

A huuuuuuge research study (like 17,000 participants) was conducted in the mid-nineties in California. The researchers were trying to und...

This past weekend I went to a local park for some much-needed personal nature therapy. As I came around a corner of the nature center (wh...

Many of the families with whom I work struggle with identifying feelings. Unless you were raised by a therapist 😉, chances are good that...

Every year during the holiday break from school, I take some time off. I see some families, especially those who have a more difficult ti...

There is a whole lot of advice floating around about when you need to start therapy. It's almost like people throw out "get a therapist" ...

The short answer is: no. But, the long answer is a bit more complicated and I think families who are considering work with a therapist, e...

I recently stumbled onto the factoid that most, if not all, of the kids I see are gifted or high-achieving. If they are younger, they are...

I spent the Thanksgiving week with my family. My kids were off of school and there was a big Thanksgiving dinner to be made. I did not sp...

Thanksgiving is approaching. Whether you are cooking the bird yourself or visiting a place where a bird will be cooked, the subtle tensio...