Confusion, Fragile Self-Esteem & Emotional Turmoil: The Adolescent Years
Parents have a well-known goal of keeping their children safe while they grow up and explore the world. The parents’ job is to protect, while the children’s’ job is to explore. Naturally, these opposing tasks can create tension. As tension mounts, changes begin to take fold. During early adolescence in particular, teens tend to turn away from their parents, where their attention is focused...Learn More
The Early Bird Gets the Worm ~ Early Psychoeducational Assessment
Many parents worry that getting a psychoeducational assessment means there is something wrong with their child. This is a myth – plain and simple. Unfortunately, due to such misbeliefs, along with other factors such as a lack of information, avoidance, etc., it is often the case that parents don’t send their child for a psychoeducational assessment until further into the schooling years,...Learn More
Transitioning Toddlers: From Home to Daycare to Junior Kindergarten
Families are all unique and as parents you determine when your children will leave the family home to experience life outside in other learning environments. For some parents the decision is reached when either mom or dad returns to the workforce full time. For others, they may decide that their child will be leaving the home for the first time to enter a learning environment such as a daycare...Learn More