Social Skills for Teens: How to Learn Something New!
Let’s compare working with our inborn natures to stretching a rubber band. Do rubber bands stretch? Of course they do. What happens if you try to stretch a rubber band too quickly or too hard? You will soon learn a painful lesson about why that’s a mistake! However,...
Recovering from remorse
Life happens! And along the way, we experience minor upsetting events that have a bigger impact on us than we expect them to. These are not big problems that require therapy, but they are big enough to make us feel their effects, sometimes days later. What can we do...
Leaving loneliness behind!
Life happens! And along the way, we experience minor psychological bumps and bruises that hurt more than we expect them to. These are not major problems that require therapy, but they hurt enough for us to feel out of sorts for days. What can we do to get ourselves...
When being right is wrong
During one of my recent Targeted Parenting classes for mothers of socially awkward children, “Miriam” was venting about her daughter ‘’Sarah’s’’ challenges. ‘’They don’t want to play with her! Some girl at the grand old age nine has decided that my daughter is not...
Psychology Today Articles
- Mariska Hargitay's Accurate Analogy for Child AbuseMariska Hargitay's testimony to Congress about the impact of child abuse was profound, especially the analogy she used.
- TikTok's #kidscursingchallenge Is Dangerous. Here's Why.The #kidscursingchallenge can interfere with attachment, is exploitative, and, most crucially—doesn't address the trauma many of these kids may be carrying.
- Can a Parent Really Spank a Child "Out of Love"?When a mom in my parenting class insisted she spanks out of love, we tried a simple experiment. The results shocked us all.
- Alternatives to Spanking for Cycle-Breaking ParentsDiscipline is often presented as spank or spoil. Cycle-breakers, rejoice! There are better ways to teach kids self-control that don't include spanking. Here are 3 more.