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A Survival Guide on Parenting a Teen

Ever struggle to figure out how to get your teen to talk to you? And then when they do talk to you, is it hard…

The Power of Unspoken Family Rules

Have you ever been welcomed into someone else’s family? Perhaps you attended a dinner at your friend’s house, traveled with another family for vacation, or…

Parenting for a Pandemic and Beyond: Using Positive Reinforcement to Help Your Child Make Good Choices

By Zuly Ramirez, LCPC Parenting is a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week job, but typically, children have structured activities to help parents receive support in between. Children have…

Want to be a better parent? Go play tennis.

By Marilee Feldman, LCPC, CADC If there’s one demographic group I most feel for right now, it’s parents of young children: stay-at-home moms, as well…

Nurturing Courage in Children

A few months ago, my youngest son surprised me with a decision to run for a student council position in his elementary school. If you…

Common Reasons Why Your Reward System at Home Is Not Working

By Zuly Ramirez, LPC As a parent, you’ve probably tried reward systems and charts to help manage your child’s behavior. And like many parents, you…

Parents, We Can’t Be There For Everything

One evening, while sitting in the local park with my children, the ice cream truck slowly drove up, playing that infamous and decidedly repetitive Ice…

Increasing Your Child’s Emotional Awareness

By Zuly Ramirez, LPC One common reason parents bring in their children into my office for counseling is that the child is having difficulty managing…

My Child Has Anxiety: How Can I Help?

By Zuly Ramirez, LPC A child or teen who experiences their world with overwhelming, worrisome thoughts can have difficulty with a myriad of tasks: going…