This holiday season is upon us. Parents want help with what to do about all the stress that occurs with kids. There are holiday events and parties at the kids’ schools and at your work. The routine is disrupted. Kids are home more. Gifts need to be bought and wrapped. There are ‘family get-togethers’, to…... READ MORE
One of the many important roles of a parent is to make sure you provide enough time in your child’s life for family conversation, solitude and boredom. This is because these are the key elements for building up a child’s mind and for passing on your reflective capacity to your child. Unfortunately the lure of electronic devices & social media has…... READ MORE
Once a parent always a parent, even when your child becomes a parent. But now you have to maintain a strong relationship with your child and their spouse or partner, who are now both parents themselves. Just use the same reflective principles you used as a reflective parent. #1 Understand your child’s behavior from their perspective as well as…... READ MORE
I recently attended the Joseph Sandler Conference on Parenting at the Yale Child Study Center. In my next several blogs I will share some of what I learned at the conference. It is well known how important it is to talk to young babies even before they can talk back. When you talk with your…... READ MORE
Donovan’s lyrics capture the spirit of Reflective Parenting: To have a strong relationship with your child use your mind to understand their mind. For those of you who feel you need a little review of what Reflective Parenting is all about, I have boiled it down to it’s 6 main ingredients. Be Present: When interacting…... READ MORE
As a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, I have been in private practice for over 35 years, with a special interest in parents and couples.