Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preschool, Toddlers Typical Temper Tantrum or Emotional Trouble? How to Tell the Difference In my experience as both a parent and child psychologist, emotional outbursts are one of the most concerning and frequent issues... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Technology Four Rules for Tidying Up Our Technology By Havi Wolfson Hall, LCSW, Child and Adolescent Specialist in JFCS’s Children’s Clinical Services Department After watching... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips The Perils of Praise By Joanna Faber and Julie King, authors and workshop leaders at Parents Place Parenting advice can give you whiplash. Be consistent but... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers 5 Ways to Help Children Use Their Whole Brains By Beth Berkowitz, Psy.D, Director of Children’s Clinical Services and Child Training Institute at JFCS’ Parents Place. We... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preschool, Toddlers Preschool Friendships: The “Frenemy” and the “BFF” The preschool years are a time when young children begin to develop deeper friendships with peers. This is the age of the first “BFFs”... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Special Challenges Could it be a Learning Disability? By Robyn Matlon, Psy.D., licensed psychologist with Parents Place Marin Every child has his/her unique set of strengths and weaknesses,... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers The Joys of Toddlerhood: Tips for Making the Most of this Magical Age By Stephanie Agnew, Assistant Director of Parents Place on the Peninsula My “Grandtwins” just turned 18 months old. I am so fortunate... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens 5 New Ways to Reconnect After School How many times have you asked your child, “How was your day?”, only to get the response, “fine”? If your number is too many to count,... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Toddlers 5 Proven Ways to Help Your Child Manage Frustration Life is full of challenging feelings, and kids don’t come pre-programmed with frustration management skills! Fortunately, with a... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges 4 Ways to Support Your Child in the School Year The first weeks of the school year are a time of both excitement and worry for many children. While some kids have been eager to... Continue Reading
