Your Parenting Matters

I was at lunch the other day, when a young couple sat down with their infant daughter. She was probably around 3 months old and sitting happily in her car seat while her parents looked over the menu in preparation for ordering. They were obviously smitten with this new addition and it was fun to [...]

It can be difficult to get a good feel about a parenting style before you commit to giving it a try. In all my years in private practice and in raising my own children, the benefits of the respectful parenting style derived from the psychology of Alfred Adler has no equal. I am excited to [...]

If you feel like you need to become more involved with your child’s life and schooling there are a few things you can do to remedy that. It starts at home in helping with their school work or being with them while they play and also playing with them. When they are at school you [...]

There are ways of knowing what your child is doing without spying an being strict about what they can and cannot do. Be in conversation with them about what they are listening to, what shows they like to watch, books they like to read. You can share why it is that you don’t like something [...]