Parenting Lessons from Horse Trainers

I walked out into the waiting room at work to meet a new family for therapy and they arrived in the waiting room at the same time. The father was pushing their 6-year-old son into the room. The son was very clearly afraid, hesitant and clingy. The father was irritated...

Parents Must Be the Umbrella

Parents must be the umbrella for a child’s black clouds. The parent’s problems must never be the black cloud. I spoke recently about attachment theory in parenting, which, in its simplest form is the fact that parents must be attuned, responsive, and engaged with a...