What Is DBT (and Who’s It For)?
Maybe you’ve heard of DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), maybe you haven’t. Learn why it’s a practical psychological approach to behavior regulation.
Maybe you’ve heard of DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), maybe you haven’t. Learn why it’s a practical psychological approach to behavior regulation.
Micromanagement is my middle name, but as my kids approach adulthood I’m actively scaling back so they can shine in spite of me.
A mom experiencing secondary infertility asks how to deal with the conflicting feelings of jealousy and sadness she experiences when her mom friends get pregnant and she doesn’t.
A mom needs advice on how to stand up to her husband who is pressuring her to send their toddler to live with his grandparents to live abroad.
My sweet five-year-old boy has suddenly exploded with anger and aggression. Is this normal? What gives?
When you know you need to set boundaries with your mother-in-law, especially as life becomes more intertwined with a baby on the way, but don’t know how.
Most teens don’t get enough sleep, but it’s not as though we can force them into REM. How do we keep them healthy and keep out of bedtime battles?
A new mom is concerned about her infant reaching her developmental milestones, but should we are instead concerned about her obsessive thinking and anxiety which appears to be postpartum depression.
A young girl is having some BIG emotions, difficulty with impulse control and lashing out at her sister after experiencing unsettling events. How do we get her to stop hitting her sister?
Sometimes a pixie cut is more than just a style decision. Kristen Chase shares her reasoning for taking the plunge. And no, it wasn’t lice.
A mom will be separated from her toddler while on a business trip for the first time. She can’t seem to put out her concerns and fears, about being away from her child, out of her head. What can she do about this parental separation anxiety?
And, yes, one of our tips is to wear a sling. BTW– this was written before the infamous Motrin ad debut.
Parenting, much like clutter, will suck up all of the available space in your life if you let it. Don’t just find your Village, participate in it (without the kids).
A mom wants to help her daughter make friendships with the girls at her dance studio even though her daughter doesn’t seem interested in doing so. What can and should she do?
Is sadness a bad thing? Kristen Chase talks about letting feelings out to let them go, with the hopes that they’ll find peace and that she will too.
An expectant mom is having a very strong nesting urges but needs her super supportive husband to clean up his office first. What can she do nesting-wise to appease her urge without upsetting her husband, too.
Watching teens wade into the dating pool is a special kind of agony. Mine may roll their eyes at me, but these are the things I think they need to know.
A couple of life lessons I want to pass down to my 13-year-old daughter, Cal, about the importance of a positive body image and the consequences of surrounding herself with people who hurt, not help, that image.
A mom to a kindergartner is asking whether she needs to start talking to her kids about current events now that her child has started school?
A family childcare situation is putting a lot of stress on the kids and the parent in charge. The stressed-out mom needs some advice on how to handle this sticky situation.