From our last two posts, we can begin to teach our kids that asking for and accepting help are actual key skills in learning to advocate for their own learning. But parents often want to know what to do when their child resists asking for help or refuses help when it is offered. Here are a few concepts to ...READ MORE »
This post is the second in a series of three posts on how to help your child self advocate for him/herself both in the classroom and with his/her homework tasks. As a parent/family therapist, I am often helping parents with strategies on how they can help their children grow skills in a certain area. Here are some questions that ...READ MORE »
March and April are the months when our families take spring break, and our students manage parent-teacher conferences. At TSG, we work with students all year long on how they can learn skills to help them cope better and manage school pressures with greater confidence. Yet, many parents ask us how they can teach kids self advocacy skills, specifically ...READ MORE »
February is Feelings Month! And, I officially give each and every one of you full permission to feel….or rather Dr. Marc Brackett does, in his very well done book, Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success. Dr. Brackett has learned from his own personal trauma and 25 years of professional experience that feeling ...READ MORE »
I’m writing this blog after reading David Finch’s hilarious book about learning to be a good husband while discovering what rules he needs to operate as an adequate spouse and as a person with Autism. In his book, “The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger’s Syndrome, and One Man’s Quest to Be a Better Husband. David ...READ MORE »
This blog post is the 2nd in a three part series on Understanding Autism. Last month, we focused on helping parents consider how they can support their children’s development (for both neurotypical and neurodivergent kids) by using strategies and interventions for kids on the spectrum. This post addresses what it can feel like to live with Autism in a ...READ MORE »
Do you have a child who is strangely smart and uniquely different (aka rather difficult at times as well)? I certainly do. He’s the one who watches YouTube videos to figure out how to build the perfect candy dispenser. He also is fascinated with the human anatomy and bodily functions, and follows a physician youtuber who refutes health remedies ...READ MORE »
I’m writing this note on the eve of Thanksgiving, and at the onset of our holiday season, which is filled with joy, fun, and often lots and lots of partying for teens, young (and old) adults. Since I quit drinking a couple of years ago, I’ve paid much greater attention to how we equate drinking with fun. Partying=drinking or ...READ MORE »
I’m writing this blog the week before Thanksgiving. So, of course, gratitude and thankfulness are broadcasted everywhere these days—at Target, on your favorite podcast, in your feed, and in those pesky pop ups when you are shopping online. Yet, I want to take a completely different spin on Thankfulness this time. During this long stretch of coping with COVID, I’ve ...READ MORE »
This blog is a sequel to last week’s blog written by our Clinical Director, Amanda Good, LICSW who wrote on August Scaries, which is about how to cope with feeling fearful during this month’s transition back into pandemic protocols and school year routines. As a family therapist in Washington, DC and a parent myself, I have been thinking about ...READ MORE »
