Parenting for the Long Term: Dos and Don’ts of Dealing with Tantrums Child tantrums can be among the least pleasant aspects of parenting, but they’re ideal opportunities to help children develop coping and communication skills. Read my article, Parenting for the...
How to Help Your Teen Process the Suicide of a Peer When suicide touches their community, teens may turn to the wrong places for information and to process their feelings. That’s where you, as an adult, come in. To learn how you can help, read my latest article,...
The Power of Play: Fostering Therapeutic Play for Children As a family therapist who works with predominantly younger children (ages 5-12), I spend a lot of time doing things that look very different from the traditional “talk therapy” approaches that are...
FTCB Tip of the Month: Overcoming Your Fears We all have things that cause us anxiety or fear. It may be spiders, heights, elevators, public speaking, or airplanes that cause us fear. Some fears may rarely be encountered while others may cause daily struggles. If you...