Parenting Advice

The truth is there are many methods of raising children that are perfectly healthy. Yet, as parents, there is one thing that will impact our children above all else, and that is how we feel within ourselves. How we parent is based, not only on the conditions of our own childhood, but on how we adapted to these conditions. We may resolve to be different or do better with our own kids, then find ourselves falling into the exact same patterns that hurt us. Alternately, we may try to compensate for our parents’ mistakes and wind up treating our kids in ways that are misattuned or unreflective of our true nature. In order to be the best parents we can be, we have to be in touch with the struggles we face within ourselves. Here you can learn helpful tools and advice on how to develop yourself to become a better parent.

Becoming a Dad and Managing Stress

Having a child can be blissful, but it can also be stressful. A new parent’s... >>

How Over-Parenting Hurts Your Children… and You

As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they... >>

Mother-Daughter Communication

>Suddenly, through birthing a daughter, a woman finds herself face to face not only with... >>

Your Role in Your Child’s Development

In the ideal family, the basic respect that is extended to adults is also extended... >>

Imperfect Parenting: Rupture and Repair

One of the things I know for sure as a parent is that I’m constantly... >>

Nerf Guns – What Are We Afraid of? by Debra Kessler, Psy.D.

For the holidays I gave a Nerf gun to my 8-year -old nephew. He was... >>

Open to Emotion

I was in Trader Joe’s the other day. Next line over was a boy and... >>

How to talk with kids about the economic crisis

It’s yet another hard subject to explain to our kids, but leaving them in the... >>

Tantrums

What to do about temper tantrums and meltdowns: Dealing with a child who is having... >>