When I was a kid, I always tried to get away with not doing something. Whether it was my chores, schoolwork, helping around the home, or anything else you can think of that a kid wouldn’t want to do, I kept looking for a shortcut. My mother took note of all the corners I cut […]
“What if you don’t come home” – Experiences of loss from a police officer and a therapist.
The other day I had a very young client who knew about fallen officer, T.J. Bomba in Montgomery County. He’s in elementary school and incredibly intelligent for his age. Children are insightful and aware of what happens around them even when we don’t think they are. He told his mother that sometimes parents don’t come […]
School Anxiety in Children and Teens
What to Do About Back-to-School Anxiety Have you ever heard of the “Sunday scaries”? It’s that edgy feeling you get as Sunday winds to a close and you start thinking about having to go back to work on Monday. You might have to return to a truly awful, toxic job, or you might just not […]