We’ve all heard the sayings: “Money doesn’t fall from trees,” “The early bird gets the worm,” “Make new friends but keep the old.” What do they have in common? They require action! You don’t just sit on the couch and get rich (unless you are a youtuber or creating some new and improved way to […]
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When you experience Rejection Sensitivity, you have a heightened reaction to a real, perceived or even anticipated event, person or situation. This reaction feels all-consuming and mammoth inside you and it’s crushing – even crippling! When this event occurs, even if it is a small non-event to most, it feels enormous and can literally is
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Talking about social challenges is never easy. For most parents, the dread of how to begin keeps us from having the conversation at all. Or it turns what could be a series of small breezy chats into an epic conversation akin to a meeting of rival nations at the UN. Some children simply won’t engage.
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We’re all figuring this out, yet some of us have adapted to the rules of Pandemic Protection faster and better than others. This is a weird new world, yet community and civility should not be tossed out with our disposable masks! Some people wear masks driving alone in cars, while others claim they “don’t believe
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Building social and emotional skills for the fall Now is the time for parents to contemplate what fall will look like. None of us knows what to expect, but we can’t just adopt a wait-and-see attitude. Measures should be put into place this summer in preparation for a successful school year, especially if your child
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COVID Resource – Are we becoming cruel and self-centered or just oblivious? Let’s face it, we are in a social crisis. Socially distancing is making us exhausted and LONELY. What’s more, on a whole, we are becoming “less nice. Bullying, cruelty and insensitivity may actually be on the rise as we shelter behind our screens.
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I’m happy to announce that my book, “Why Will No One Play with Me?: The Play Better Plan to Help Kids Make Friends and Thrive”, made it to BookAuthority’s Best ADHD Books of All Time BookAuthority collects and ranks the best books in the world, and it is a great honor to get this kind of
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It will happen. Maybe more times than you would like. Your teen has had enough of the social distancing and refuses to obey the house rules. You know he is lonely and has a hard time making friends. Should you forbid an in-person union? Should you stay the course and try to guide him through
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Who knew playing at the playground, running on the soccer field or summer camp would be taken for granted and we now must rely on virtual playdates? Adults have an easier time staying connected to friends, but kids need to keep in touch just as much, if not more than we do. There are many
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Now how many hats are you wearing? Stress tips for Parenting during COVID: Prior to COVID you were crazy busy, but now?… What do you call this new phase? You work from home, discipline the dog, coerce your kids into silence and manage online learning with your kids! Oh yeah, it’s time to start dinner!
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