The bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon has rocked the nation. Many children overheard their parents talking about it, or caught a glance of the news coverage. If the car radio was on during the drive home from school you may not have even considered the little...

I don't like making resolutions on New Year's Eve. As a psychotherapist, I am in the business of personal change. Believe me when I tell you, promises made over champagne flutes at midnight rarely amount to any real sustainable change.

So how do I manage my resolutions as a professional...

They're trite. They're tired. They're untrue. We may not even be aware of it, but most of us live by a set of aphorisms that are, quite frankly, made up. Fictions. Fallacies.

In our psychotherapy practice, we call these myth-conceptions pop-culture poppycock that stubbornly persists despite having no scientific...

We were all shocked by the mass shooting of innocent children and teachers in Newtown, Connecticut. While the police investigate the events and motives that led to this horrific crime, we parents are left to not only deal with our own emotions, but also to help our children make sense...

This weekend's shooting in the food court of the Toronto Eaton Centre has many children frightened for their safety. It also has parents wondering what best to do to ease their child's fears. Here are my five points for building your approach:

1. Filter and Process Information

Use...

This past week, I had the great fun of participating in Social Media Week by sitting on a panel called " The Social Family" to discuss how social media is impacting our families. The panel moderator, Rebecca Brown of Bunch Family did a great...

Remember Valentine's Day back in the days before Diaper Genies and sippy cups. Back when you could afford to go out to dinner and you didn't have to arrange a sitter? The coupleship has to adapt to the inevitable changes that come as we move from being romantic partners to...

Some children fear the water. This fear is very real. But children are not born with fears. In my opinion. fears are developed when a child's healthy and natural reluctance is responded to by an over-reacting, well-intentioned parent.

A child comes into this world knowing little of how it works....