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More Love: Parents and Poop
What’s really happening in the brains of new parents? When my husband and I found out we were pregnant, we were showered with...
More Love: Adoptive Parents
When I first started this blog post I had a pretty straightforward idea of what it would look like. I was going to describe adoption as...
Mom Guilt
Around 2 years ago, I can remember having a conversation with a friend about how I wasn’t going to be “one of those Moms” that felt...
Can Play Be Therapy?
The practice of play therapy dates back to the early 1900’s. Almost every theoretical orientation such as Adlerian, Jungian, Gestalt,...
The Unwelcomed Holiday Guest
Is there a time of year that is more food focused than the November/December holiday season? The amount of food and diet talk that pops...
Adoption Disruption
Earlier I wrote a blog post about adoption counseling, highlighting the approach taken by adoption competent counselors. As an adoption...
Managing ODD
Are you the parent of a child diagnosed with ODD? Are you doing your best to parent your child with little progress? You are not alone. ...
The Scoop on Potty Training
It has been long debated when the best time to start potty training should commence. What age is most appropriate? 18 months? 24 months?...
Adoption Competent Counseling
It can take a long time to find the right fit as a client looking for a counselor. Counseling is at its core a relationship, and...
I’m Coming Out
October is a wonderful month to be prideful as it houses both National Coming Out Day which is on October 11th along with LGBTQIA+...
Listen To Me!
It’s come to my attention lately that all of us get berated daily with negative and destructive messages about ourselves. Sometimes, we...
Parenting: Mom Vs. Dad
How many different parenting styles do you think a Google search can come up with? There seems to be four styles most talked about:...
Hurricane Harvey: Talking to Your Child
Hurricanes and other natural disasters have a long-lasting effect on its victims that extend far beyond the physical damages and loss of...
Building Motivation and Self-Esteem in Children
Many times when we think of building a child’s self-esteem or internal motivation, it comes in the form of compliments, pats on the back,...
Boundaries: Part Two
In my most recent blog, I discussed what boundaries are and shared some examples of different types. In this blog, I would like to...
Carving Children into Adults
Raising children can be a difficult task. Some days seem much harder than others. However, making it through the tough days can be...
Talkin About The “B” Word – Boundaries
What are they really though? Often times, when we began talking about boundaries, we think of something hard and immovable; but let me...
Surviving the Teenage Years
Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. Teenagers are from some planet far, far away yet to be named! This could be why the teenage...
I Can’t Believe You’re a Working Mom!
The struggle is real As a working mom, I will be the first to tell you that we do NOT have it easy. But let’s be real: neither do...
Understanding a Diagnosis of ADHD
Challenge of ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be a difficult thing to live with. Whether or not you or your child...
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