Managing Holiday Stress How do you manage holiday stress? Holidays signify family togetherness. We envision warm, loving, happy people connecting in special ways…except when it is not so warm and fuzzy. What goes wrong? What are your expectations? If you… Read More »Managing Holiday Stress
How to Discourage Entitlement I recall going on walks with my grandson. In his neighborhood, every home had a fence surrounding a front garden. As young as two or three years old, whenever he saw an open gate, he closed… Read More »How to Discourage Entitlement
Article Excerpt: 10 Ways of Showing Compassion 1. START WITH YOURSELF The best way to learn how to be compassionate toward others is through self-acceptance. As they say: you can’t learn to truly love others until you learn to love… Read More »Article Excerpt: 10 Ways of Showing Compassion
Freedom with Responsibility The 4th of July conjures up thoughts of celebration, barbecues, fireworks, freedom, and independence. These modern-day festivities have persisted since 1776 when our founding father, John Adams wrote a letter to his wife in which he detailed… Read More »Freedom with Responsibility
Ask Dr. Barb: What is Play Therapy? Dear Parents & Colleagues, As adults, sometimes we have certain feelings inside… and we just don’t have the words to express them. Sometimes, we have certain feelings inside that we don’t even want… Read More »Ask Dr. Barb: What is Play Therapy?