Many years ago I was doing home-based therapy with families in need. One day I arrived at a client’s home while she was watching a woman’s eight-month old daughter. When I arrived, I heard my client playing with the baby and saying in a sing-song voice, “Aaah, aren’t you such an ugly baby? Yes you […]
A Mother’s Day Thanks
To all the loving mothers in the world, Thank you for the countless baths, 2 a.m. feedings and seemingly endless diaper changes. Thank you for your loving pats on our backs, strokes of our hair and words of encouragement. Thank you for holding us, singing to us and rocking us to sleep when we were […]
Successful Parenting 101: The Must Have Ingredients (Part II)
Below are the remaining five tips for being a good parent as a follow up from my last post. 1. A BACKBONE AND GOOD BOUNDARIES: Doing the right thing as a parent is incredibly hard. Seldom are our children going to run up to us and give us a hug after we take their phone […]