Archive for the ‘1. The Amazing Not So Perfect Parent’ Category

 While I admit there are certain parenting styles that are damaging to children, for the most part I believe that parents try to do the best that they are able. For this reason it is particularly sad when I encounter a situation in which a child’s behavior at school or daycare has elicited a response [...]

As I reflect on how challenging and, at times, difficult it is to juggle everything and be a good parent it is hard for me to imagine that I could be judged so easily by society if something went wrong.  I actually feel very lucky that my three children are doing well and have so [...]

I have worked with parent after parent in my practice that juggles the complexity of our high-tech depersonalized world, sometimes with grace and charm, sometimes with frustration and exhaustion. It is truly amazing that any of us manage to live long enough under this pressure to see our children complete college and get married.
I remember [...]