Recently my five-year-old pulled me through the door to the gym with extra enthusiasm, anticipating our ritual of climbing the rock wall. While waiting our
A colleague, Sue Goetz, LCSW, shared the following with me: After the horrific events at Sandy Hook Elementary School, we cling to our kids and
Turn on the TV these days and you can’t miss the ads for See’s Candy, Hallmark Cards and unending Christmas specials. As much as the
The following is an article I wrote a couple of years ago. It discusses the pros and cons of parents revealing details from their pasts
Normally this space is reserved for advice for parents with teens; this week will be different. I’m speaking to adults who plan to spend the
The following is an article written by Kelly Richardson, a Sacramento Marriage and Family Therapist, who specializes in working with teens. It appeared in her
This is the third of three articles I wrote on transitions parents and their children face when college begins. They were originally published in August
You & Your Teen Helping younger teens to cope when siblings leave for college By STEVE DEBENEDETTI-EMANUEL Land Park News columnist steve@rivercitycounseling.com In my last
One of the most intense times families face is when children leave home for college. The following is an article I wrote a couple of
In my last post, I shared an article that discussed how teens arguing with their parents could help them resist drug use later in adolescence.
