A Guide for Parents Raising Kids in the Tech Age August 12, 2019 A hot topic in developmental psychology is how much screen time to allow kids, and for good reason. We see many parents and children who are trying to negotiate screen time...
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The Rise of Alexithymia Early in my career as a therapist I recall a young man describing defending his 10 year old brother against an older hostile boy in a fight. Wanting to gauge his emotional reaction to the experience, I asked him the old...
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Parents have a lot on their plate: mortgage payments, healthcare, caring for elderly parents, raising kids, just to name a few. As the new school year gets underway, they face additional stressors — paying for back-to-school supplies, clothes and...
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Computers, tablets and smart phones provide shortcuts to fun and information- for adults! In regard to infants/toddlers, the scary statistics are in. Even the research has been researched. The very young perceive TV differently than older...
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September is here, bringing with it that back to school buzz. New pencils, new books, and new backpacks accompany many excited (or not so excited) students as they start a new year. It’s easy to forget that back to school shopping is not a...
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From NCC Co-Founder Sr. Barbara Kennedy, OSM, LPC When I was a kid the only horror movie I saw was the Body Snatchers and it scared me into not wanting to see another one. Now a body snatching is happening to our young girls. No, this body war...
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PTSD? That only happens to people in the military, combat zones, war. Right? Wrong! It can happen to anyone who has experienced, witnessed or is continually exposed to someone else’s trauma. It can happen to anyone, at any age. Did you know?...
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The stepfamily is a special kind of family. The backgrounds and lived experiences each person brings to the stepfamily should be valued. Although enriching, it can also be very challenging. Partners can forget that their new family is formed out...
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You and I are bombarded by acts of violence – not just physical acts but emotional ones as well. Even though we have the capability and life experience to process these acts, it is still painful. How much more so for our children? At The...
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Children, like adults, struggle to make sense of trauma. They also respond differently to trauma because they may lack the complex thinking skills needed to understand the situation. Experts in children dealing with trauma suggest basic...
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