Have you ever had the experience where your child’s holiday vacation just began, they got every present they asked for, they are sleeping in, staying up late, getting extra time with friends and famil...

By: Lindsey Bernhardt

As the holidays roll around, we typically think of them as a time to celebrate, enjoy time with family and friends, and ring in the new year. However, for some of us, the holida...

By: Lindsey Bernhardt

As we enter the colder months, we enter a time where daylight is shorter and nights are longer. This shortened exposure to sunlight can often be coupled with feelings of sadness...

By: Lindsey Bernhardt

As we roll into the season of gratitude and thankfulness, it is important to remember all the things and people for whom we are thankful. Like many other families I presume, my ...

By: Lindsey Bernhardt

I often find myself reminding clients, parents, and teachers that if they continue to do the same thing repeatedly, they should expect the same results. Yet, despite understandi...

By: Alexandra Murtaugh

Lately, my husband has been asking if we should send one of our children to a different school– he’s performing very well academically and will likely have the standardized tes...

By: Alexandra Murtaugh

Long before I became a parent I heard the idiom that you can't fit a square peg into a round hole. I also know that as a parent, there's so much responsibility on you for your ...

By: Alexandra Murtaugh

My cousin is coming to visit me in the coming weeks and she is seeing two of my kids play in their respective soccer games. She asked me how they’d respond if she was cheering ...

By: Lindsey Bernhardt

When the leaves begin to change, the cool winds pick up, and the sky grows darker earlier, we know that autumn is upon us. In preparation, we bring out our heavy coats, our favo...

By: Lindsey Bernhardt

Just last week I found myself in a situation where I was privy to both frustrating behaviors and acts of kindness from the adults around me. I found myself in a hospital surroun...

By: Alexandra Murtaugh

As I was driving recently, I was listening to an NPR segment about different approaches to crime and punishment. The segment interviewed someone well-versed in research on crim...

By: Alexandra Murtaugh

There are days in parenting that don’t go easily. Days when your child is in a bad mood. Days when everything seems to go wrong. Days when the external stressors seem to pile u...