. . . Turned into a Monster! What Should I Do? A client wrote me a letter while she was home on maternity leave, asking for help with her four year old daughter, who was throwing mega- tantrums, whining constantly, hitting her two year old brother, feeling clingy and insecure in unusual ways, and making […]
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Expressing a Preference: A Little Relationship Tip That Can Change Your Life
Many people have never learned how to identify their own preferences. Or they have grown up believing they don’t deserve to HAVE a preference. Or they are afraid to speak their preferences, let alone fight for them. Some people think they do not possess preferences, because they are not in the habit of tuning in […]
From Training Collaborative Professionals to Training Teachers and Principals
Barb Burr, JD, Kate Scharff, LCSW-C, LICSW, and I are branching out from training Collaborative professionals to training teachers and principals…..presentation in NYC on November 21. For more information: Applying Collaborative Concepts to Education Reform: NYC, Nov. 21, 2013 – Kate Scharff, LCSW-C LICSW.
Scared Your Divorce Will Damage Your Children? Know The Data….Part 1
Most parents facing a divorce have one big question: Is there anything we can do to prevent this divorce from ruining our kids? The answer is: Yes! A lot of things. And, unfortunately, there are other things you might do to increase your children’s risk of damage. Good to know the whole gamut of data […]
Ten Things That Might Make You Fire a Professional
I hear, on occasion, from my own clients that they have experienced upsetting things while working with another professional. Sometimes my clients ask me – “Is it ok if my therapist/mediator/attorney does X thing? It bugs me, but am I making too big a deal of it?” There are a number of things a professional […]