Caring for an aging parent or other relative? Still providing for your own kids – wee ones to young adults?… Read More

Purposeful Parenting: Summer Playtime Carving out meaningful time with each of your children every day can simultaneously sound like a… Read More

By Hazel Field Melmed, LCSW Parenting is probably the most important and difficult task we will ever take on. Most… Read More

Perfectionism As parents, we want to help our children succeed, yet that can be a difficult challenge.  The stakes seem… Read More

Having a baby is one of the most natural and universal experiences human beings have – unless you are struggling… Read More

In popular culture, mothers are often revered as both the backbone of our families and vilified as the source of all… Read More

Teen Dating Few words spark more concern for a parent. The realities of dating make teenagers uncomfortable as well. Parents… Read More

More than any other time of the year, the holiday season emphasizes family. Images of happy families gathered around a… Read More

How did my kid become a bully and what can I do about it? So, it turns out your sweet… Read More

Joel Silverman, MA LPC discusses couples and the importance of integrating the values and expectations that originated from their families of… Read More

I never liked the term “Empty Nest”. To me, it sounded like a bleak, hollow place where youth and laughter… Read More

“Fairy tales to me are never happy, sweet stories. They’re moral stories about overcoming the dark side and the bad.”… Read More