Every day, it seems as if we are being presented with something new — increased COVID cases, businesses closing, schools maybe opening — as well as having to deal with our new normal: wearing masks, keeping distance, not going to our favorite places.

I am running in the open space by my kids' school after drop off. I covet this time, two mornings a week, to prepare for a day and week of sitting, listening and problem solving; and to be able to listen to my own thoughts.

Worry may appear in your children in all sorts of fashions. Is your child afraid of being alone or away from you or your co-parent?

When I was young, I distinctly remember being afraid of killer bees. What will happen to my family and me? What if killer bees attack me? Will I die?

I feel sick. My dread has been growing since my wife woke me up this morning to tell me what happened in Las Vegas. My usual coping mechanisms aren’t working.

It’s here, the moment your kids have been waiting for – summer vacation. You have been waiting for it, too!

My son asked if I could take he and a friend snowboarding for a Sunday adventure. It was short notice and a very long day (4 hours drive each way) but I agreed, looking forward to some quality time with my son and in nature after some big storms.

Last weekend we had an extended family dinner with many relatives. I was sitting on a cushion on the fireplace and looking at a large couch and an oversized chair stuffed with nine cousins ranging from ages 12 to 22.

"It's time for dinner!”I grew up in a home that had regular family dinners. My dad had a consistent job schedule and we had family dinner at 6:30pm every night.

Uncertainty.Worry.Fear.These are still the top themes in most of my counseling sessions as a psychologist — with adults, with teens, and even with children.

Do you think about how you parent or are you more in “auto-pilot”? Do you approach parenting in a way that feels natural to you?

There is no job more important than being a parent.There is also no job that is more difficult.

There are many types of learning disorders that can affect our children. The good news is that learning differences and disabilities are getting more press and attention.

I have been reading a lot of Wayne Dyer’s books lately. Most people know the name Wayne Dyer and for those that don’t, I enjoy telling them about him and his work.

It was 1980 in Century City. I was 10 years old waiting in a line that did not seem to end with my grandma (now 104).

I am sitting with a small group of students who are describing their school experiences. They are talking about worry, fear and anxiety (aka “The Worry Monster”). They are saying…

New York Times columnist Frank Bruni recently wrote a book called Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be about our American epidemic of college anxiety.

Twice-exceptional (2e) students are both gifted in one or more areas of intellect, academic, performing arts, visual arts, and/or leadership ability, AND also have a disability like ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, auditory processing disorder, sensory processing disorder, or autistic spectrum disorder.

When it comes to helping our children learn and develop academically, socially, and emotionally, we want them to feel confident about who they are.

“I am not sure what has changed. Things were fine last year and now he wakes up with a stomachache and says he doesn’t want to go to school.