How to Achieve your New Year’s Resolutions
There’s a powerful feeling around January. A new year is beginning, and with it comes a new beginning. It can symbolize a fresh start, a chance to put the past [...]
Beating the Holiday Blues
by Dr. Elil The holiday season can be a time of great joy and togetherness. But for many people, there’s also a constant feeling of stress that lasts from Thanksgiving [...]
Helping your Child through Divorce: Part 4 – Focusing on Teens
This is the fourth and final (at least for now) post on this series on helping your child through divorce. The previous posts were applicable for all ages, including teens, [...]
Helping Your Child Through Divorce: Part 3 – Adjusting to a New Normal
For the third post in this series, I’m sharing fifteen tips for how to handle the period after the divorce, when you, your ex, and your kids are adjusting to [...]
Helping Your Child through Divorce: Part 2 – Telling Them About the Divorce
For the second post in this series, I’m sharing eight tips to utilize when you are ready to tell your kids about your divorce. This is definitely not a fun [...]
Helping Your Child Through Divorce: Part 1 – Beginning the Process
Making the decision to get a divorce is tough. Making the decision to divorce with kids is even tougher. This is the first post in a series about how to [...]
Book Review: Putting Children First by JoAnne Pedro-Carroll, PhD
I have a lot of parents who ask me for recommendations on books to read on how to best help their children while they are going through a divorce. Before [...]
What is Anxiety?
When people think of anxiety, they typically think of a person who is unable to function in the world. They think of someone who is trapped in their house, unable [...]
Should I Give My Child a Cell Phone?
Parents often ask me if and when they should give their child a cell phone. Unfortunately, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer to this question since each family’s needs are different and [...]
Domestic Violence – Helping Family and Friends Find Their Way Out of Abusive Relationships
by Dr. Elil Seeing a family member or friend in an abusive marriage is hard to witness. It’s not easy to know how to help them or if they’re even [...]