The Child Who Falls Apart After School

The Child Who Falls Apart After School

The teacher describes your child as pleasant, cooperative, and helpful. You briefly wonder whether there has been a clerical error. At home, the backpack lands, complaints begin, a meltdown follows, and a simple request becomes a major production. You listen,...
The Balanced Summer: How Kids Can Have Fun and Still Grow Up

The Balanced Summer: How Kids Can Have Fun and Still Grow Up

Summer should be fun. Let’s begin there. Children need a break from the long school year. They need relief from early mornings, homework battles, tests, packed schedules, and the constant pressure to perform. They need sunshine, swimming, friends, bike rides,...
The Sensitive Child: A Costly Misunderstanding

The Sensitive Child: A Costly Misunderstanding

Parents often describe their child as “sensitive” with a kind of hopeful pride, as if this trait grants access to some emotional superpower. They imagine a child who is unusually compassionate, deeply connected to others, and tuned in to the subtler layers...
Father’s Day: A Salute to Dads Who Show Up and Step Up

Father’s Day: A Salute to Dads Who Show Up and Step Up

Let me pause with you for a moment on this Father’s Day. Not just to toss out a quick “thanks, Dad!” and get back to the cookout. But to truly honor what it means to be a father-to step into a role that, while often thankless in the moment, may be...
Why Consequences Don’t Work: It’s All About Proximity.

Why Consequences Don’t Work: It’s All About Proximity.

Some prospective clients seeking Neurofeedback to improve their child’s behavior report problems with their child’s inability to regulate behavior.  Parents report, ‘Consequences just don’t work for my son…something is wrong in their...