The top question at our space is how to manage difficult behavior in young children. This video gives you a quick answer.
The Trick to Disciplining Young Children (VIDEO)
Getting Ready for Kinder (VIDEO)
In case you missed our FB Live talk on Getting Ready for Kinder... here it is!
Learn how to help your child transition into kindergarten with child development expert Lina Acosta Sandaal, M.A., LMFT and occupational therapist Nicole Santamaria, OTR/L.
Getting Your Sleep Routine Back on Track for School (Video)
Sleep deprivation is a big culprit for challenging behavior in children. If you want a ready to learn student make sure they are sleeping well. Follow the instructions in this video to get your kids back on track with their sleep routine
How Many Gifts to Give Young Children During the Holidays?
Every December at my center parents ask me how to not spoil their children and how to manage the gift giving frenzy of the holidays. The follow are the answers to the most popular parent questions during the holiday:
How many gifts should we give our kids?
The Importance of Young Children Having the Opportunity to Socialize
Many parents have questions about how their kids can learn to socialize. The following questions come up frequently at our center:
Q: WHY DOES MY CHILD HIDE AND SHOW FEAR WHEN ADULTS ENTER HER CLASSROOM?
3 Tips to Help Your Picky Eater (VIDEO)
One of the most popular questions is "how do I deal with my picky eater?" This video gives you quick tips to help your child eat.
6 Reasons Why Children Should Be Seen and Heard at Restaurants
I cringed as my husband told my daughter that he would no longer help her order the next time we went to a restaurant. We have a hard and clean rule of not disagreeing in front of the children when one of us is setting a boundary, but in this situation I could not hold my tongue. I had never thought about it, but we disagreed about whether or not our children should order their own food at a restaurant.
Disney Pixar's Inside Out Challenges All Of Us To Feel
Outside of my office door I hear a little voice talking to her daddy saying, “This one is joy, then disgust, yuk! And that one’s anger.r” I know this little one does not like to talk about her feelings, but today she is excited and certain, describing the characters from the new Disney Pixar movie Inside Out. I am overwhelmed with gratitude hearing her use emotional language and thrilled that director Pete Docter and Disney Pixar have taken on the task of bringing to life the amazing world of feelings and the workings of the mind. As a mental health professional, the debut of this movie has been on the top of my to do list since I saw the trailer. I am happy to say...
What Spanking May Be Teaching Your Children
The statistics and multiple negative outcomes of children that are disciplined with corporal punishment are well known to those who work with children. Children’s Trends, a research group, found that corporal punishment increases negative outcomes in adolescence like low academic achievement, alcohol and drug use, antisocial behavior. They also found that the older the age of the child, the greater the negative outcomes. So why do 70% of parents in the United States believe in spanking?
When Divorce Happens to Young Children
Little ones under five years of age have a way of expressing their emotional worlds that is paradoxically simple and intricate. When it comes to their experience of divorce and their parents’ separation, they express their internal worlds in ways that all parents separating or divorcing need to keep in mind.