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Intelligence

Children, Brain Connections and Actions

Why High Conflict Personalities, or HCPs, are not self-aware is based on brain research about the bridge between the right and left hemispheres of the brain.
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Child’s Trauma and Its Many Variations

What defines trauma, you may ask? Trauma can come in many forms.
(1 minute 54 seconds read)

Back to School Academic Preparation For Your Child

Academically, it is important to begin to prepare your child’s school supplies and to go shopping
(3 minutes 32 seconds read)

“Unexpected” Legacies of Divorce Upon Children

Researchers recently found “unexpected” results at the conclusion of a 25-year study of the impact of divorce upon a large sample of children.
(3 minutes 3 seconds read time)

coParenting – A Positive Childhood Experience

One solution for moving through negative experiences is to learn preventative tools and continuous skills for every stage of development.
(1 minute 42 seconds read time)

How To Prepare Your Child Socially for Back to School

Start planning some ideas for after-school activities with friends – clubs, classes, play dates so your child can be prepared fun, social experiences.
(1 minute 24 seconds read time)

When Family Court Focuses on One Parent 

Ironically, family courts often slip into this all-or-nothing thinking from the start of a case.
(1 minute 54 seconds read time)

Routines and Rituals – Great for Kids

Our brains are first and foremost difference detectors. We distinguish known from unknown, familiar from unfamiliar, so that we can devote our energies to that which is new. Were it not for our capacity to detect differences, every moment of every day would be overwhelming. In a world in which everything is new and equally […]

Helping Your Child Cope With Stress

Transitional objects and transitional affiliations often emerge and disappear spontaneously over the course of development, taking on tremendous meaning for a period and then falling into disuse. A one-year, stained Dalmatian is a three-year-old’s must-have companion at bedtime but, months later, is just another among a hundred torn and tattered plush pets. A first-grader refuses […]

The Dangers of coParents’ “All Or Nothing” Thinking

coParents need to be aware of the dangers of their “all or nothing thinking,” which can be passed down to their children. This story is about remembering to always put your child first and put your own issues aside, no matter what the situation. Especially if it regards child custody. And the importance of not […]

Waypoints: Developmental Stages & Their Importance

Waypoints are used on a GPS to mark locations along the way to the final destination. They can be entered by users (“Grandma’s house”) or downloaded from the GPS (“Jonesboro State Park”). Waypoints not only tell you how far you have come; they often serve a safety purpose as well. You can set up waypoints […]

Teenagers – Time to Create Parental Boundaries

As an adult-child, it is up to you to set boundaries with your parents. Initially, it might feel uncomfortable, but, over time, strong boundaries will strengthen the relationship and allow for a deeper connection. So, to create a positive adult relationship with your parents, what boundaries do you need as an empowered adult? Keep in […]

6 Wants of the coParent’s Child After Divorce

This a great go-to list for understanding of what children need from coParents, following divorce. What I need from my mom and dad: A child’s list of wants • I need both of you to stay involved in my life. Please write letters, make phone calls, and ask me lots of questions. When you don’t […]

The Development of Holding Tight, Letting Go

Holding Tight, Letting Go is about taking off the training wheels. It’s about the necessary and natural tension that defines growing up and growing apart. It’s about the constantly shifting pressure between separation and reunion. Being together and being apart. “Me” versus “us.” It’s about the back-and-forth two-step that describes every parent-child relationship everywhere through […]

Neuroscience and Its Relation To Parenting

Did you know that humans are born without fully developed brains? The rest of our organs, though small, are fully developed. And even though most of the development occurs between birth and age ten, the brain doesn’t fully mature until our early twenties! Do you know what that means? It means that the brain’s critical […]