I know we keep on bringing this same question up…and the research gives us different messages…but, really, I think it is so important as parents to think through how having open access to handheld devices and other electronics impacts kids. What are the pros and cons of children having such easy and unlimited access to […]

Sometimes, in our culture, we believe that mothers are the most important parent and influence children the most.  In the model of therapy I practice both parents being present and engaged is believed to be equally important. Pay attention, fathers, you are integral to the health and well-being of your kids! How do boys learn […]

Well, maybe two…let’s see: The Video Game Addiction A wife is angry that her husband stays up late playing video games because she likes to have him in bed when she goes to sleep (who cares what he wants, right?) and so she makes him promise to tell her what time he will be coming […]

If you’re sitting in my office talking, from time to time I might start to write something to myself.  Every day I am intrigued by something you say, it gives me new ideas and it inspires me to write some thoughts. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and stories with me!  As I mull them over […]