Having your own child can stir up a lot of feelings about your own mother. There is a fairly predominant fantasy that you and your mother will bond and feel connected once you yourself have become a mother. For many women this is reality. Their mothers are available, connected to them and their children, and […]
Satisfy Your Craving at the Right Restaurant: An Overview on Unmet Childhood Needs
“You can’t go to McDonald’s and expect fillet mignon,” said my supervisor during my therapist training. “No matter how many times you go to McDonald’s expecting fillet mignon, you will always get a hamburger. McDonald’s serves hamburgers.” The metaphor he used for describing unmet childhood needs really resonated with me. There are many reasons why […]
The Rollercoaster Ride of Parenting: How to Accept Complex Feelings around Parenting Your Child
When you are expecting a baby, you hear that parenting is one of the hardest things that you will ever do. No one ever tells you exactly what that means. There are many joys of raising children, but there are also many moments that challenge you beyond what you ever could have expected. It can […]
What You Should Know about Children’s Relationships to Digital Media
I would like to address the potential benefits and risks to children who access digital media. There has been a lot of attention given to cyberbulling in the media lately but there are additional issues to consider. Navigating digital media has its benefits, however we must be diligent in setting healthy boundaries around the use […]