Delight in Your Child
The parenting life goes so slow and so fast at the same time. I am sure you have had the experience of days that drag on forever, swamped by the multitude of tasks of parents.
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What Not to Say to Someone With OCD
If a friend or family member has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you probably want to do whatever you can to help them. But if you’ve never dealt with this disorder yourself, you might have a hard time figuring out what to say. Your goal should be...
Witnessing Challenging Behaviors
What if the goal is not to stop your child's challenging behavior? Of course, we need to stop unsafe behaviors but what about those behaviors that fall outside aggression? I believe the goal with behavior challenges is to simply witness the behaviors from a place...
Rumination: What It Is & How to Stop Doing It
Rumination involves obsessively thinking about negative experiences and feelings. Some people replay events that occurred in the past, while others worry about situations that could potentially occur in the future. Rumination tends to have a snowball effect—certain mental health conditions (including generalized anxiety disorder and...