A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to talk with the wonderful Megan Gipson on The Family Brain Podcast. We discussed a topic near and dear to my heart: Perinatal Mental Health. Perinatal health is the health of women and babies, before, during, and after birth....
When you realize what your kid’s whining or tantrum triggers in you, you are in a much better place to respond. Understanding where your stuff ends and your kid’s stuff begins involves slowing down and recognizing your own reactions. I was recently a guest on...
I spend a lot of time talking with people about sleep. A significant part of every new client meeting is delving into the nitty-gritty components of their sleep habits; the good, the bad, the ugly. We talk about caffeine intake (caffeine can influence your sleep many...
His body was wracked with tears as I opened the school’s front door. Immediately I assumed he was in pain, as he had called me from the nurse’s office to tell me he had an earache and wanted to go to the doctor. I felt guilty I hadn’t taken him earlier, but this was...
This is the fourth post in a series on parenting. In case you missed them, the first is Attachment and Parenting, the second is The Good Enough Parent, and the third is The Best Parents are Real Parents. Discipline is an action that requires us to be involved in an...
This is the third post in a series on parenting. In case you missed them, the first is Attachment and Parenting, and the second is The Good Enough Parent. My fastidious and strict German grandmother used to say: a child needs to eat a certain amount of dirt to grow...
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