Collaboration or Agitation, the complexities of student | teacher relationships
“Here we go again,” I thought to myself as I entered the school’s cafeteria. On this warm Thursday…
A Fine Balance, Fair vs Equal
The Notion of Fairness and the Challenges of Parenting the Sensitive Child and the Neurotypical Child Within the…
Sleep, play, love: Re-imagining the morning routine
When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it’s our job to share our calm, not join their…
Choosing the Ties That Bind Us
Taking a good hard look at how and why we parent the way we do.
Cues and Clues for the Holiday Blues
The heat is on…don’t wear the happy helmet The holidays that pack the calendar in the Fall and…
Wonder Tween Power– Activate!
Ahhh, the eyerolls, the snippy, sassy comebacks and that angry energy…such is the complex, (sometimes hair-raising) challenge that…
Refilling the Empty Cup
The Importance of Self-Care as a Caregiver This month, I asked our contributing Licensed Family Therapist Vinay Gaglani,…
Preventing #metoo
In these times of #metoo and #timesup, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk to ETM’s regular…
“Good Job!” and Other Ways We Accidentally Undermine Our Children
There is a lot of discussion over the past few years around the brain’s neuro-plasticity and the ability…
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
It seems like the moment we clear the Thanksgiving table, we are catapulted into the highs and lows…