Medical Trauma
Medical Trauma, part 7: Building Healthy Narratives, Example 1
How a parent helps her child after he’s had a traumatic experience with needles and a blood draw.
communication
Tools for Talking
A Common Pitfall: Speaking to the Intellect, Not the Emotions
A simple, but profoundly effective change parents can make in talking with their child. Here’s how to do it.
Tools for Understanding
An Overlooked Tool to Understanding Kids: Their Exaggerated Behaviors
Kids hide their emotions by acting the opposite to how they feel, a sign that they have very strong, unwanted feelings they need help with.
A Kid’s Mindset
Kids and Play: What’s Really Going On
The real meaning behind a child’s play: to express and vent feelings. Figuring out their play helps parents better understand their child.
For Dads
How to Improve Things With Your Co-Parent
Children do far better when their separated parents have at least a functional co-parenting relationship. This post looks at how to get there, and what might be getting in your way.
Specific Situations
How to Have a Functional Co-Parenting Relationship After Divorce/Separation
It’s often more than a little challenging to form a functional, much less a good co-parenting relationship. Here are a few things that will help.
