Living well with ADHD, Anxiety, and Autistic Stress
Advice from our Maryland Therapists for LGBTQIA+ families, neurodiverse families, and YOU
Why Doesn’t my Partner Respect my Parenting?
Sharing respect and responsibility as parents is a skill that isn’t really taught. We have access to thousands of parenting books and hundreds of parenting blogs or podcasts, but few address partnering as parents.
Overcoming Homework Battles
Try this process from our Kensington, Maryland Family Therapists to help your child get started at homework time!
Helping Your Child with Eureka Math (Common Core Math Homework)
This new approach is about learning to problem solve. A skill that will help your child in more than just math class. So how do you help them figure it out? A child behavior therapist in Maryland walks you through it.
Self Care in Small Doses
It’s back to school time, and we know what that means. Homework time, evening meetings, and after school activities are returning to your family routine. Don’t forget to squeeze in some self care on the busiest days.
Help! My child is a middle-schooler!
The day has finally come. Wide eyes navigating rows of lockers, dozens of classrooms, and long, tiled, hallways. Not just a new backpack and school supplies this year, but a new schedule, a new school, new faces, and wait… how many different teachers do I have to remember?! The transition to middle school is an exciting one, but equally nerve-wracking, for many incoming 6th graders.
When ADHD is Traveling with You (Planning Vacations with Your ADHD Child)
My middle schooler and I recently traveled through Alaska with a school group. This was the first time I brought my child on a trip I hadn’t planned myself, and it was a bit of a shock. Even as a child and family therapist who specializes in ADHD, I somehow neglected to think about the challenges that long hours of scheduled activities and daily packing/unpacking would bring.
Supporting Your Child’s Independence: Summer Camp Edition
You’ve already filled out the forms, paid the bill, and labeled their clothes. Now it’s time to get your children to their summer camps! Whether you’re racing to catch the camp bus, nurturing an anxious child through the transition to a new place, or helping your ADHD kiddo find that elusive other shoe, there’s added stress for parents this time of year.
Looking for a Child Psychologist in Maryland? Try a Family Therapist instead.
Many families don’t think to contact a Family Therapist to address the needs of their child. However, family is the context in which your child learns and grows. Much of his social and emotional development is happening in his relationship with you, making you the #1 most powerful tool for behavioral change.
Helping Your Relationship Bloom This Spring
Spring is the time when the trees and flowers bounce back to life. If you’re feeling like your relationship could use a boost to really blossom this spring, consider doing the following…
Self Care: Listening to Yourself
Being in relationships means that we play important roles in others’ lives. As life creates challenges for us and for those around us, we find ourselves prioritizing being a parent, partner, son, daughter, employee, boss, sibling, or friend to stay connected and support those we love (or keep our jobs). But what happens when the expectations of our various roles pull us in many different directions at once?
Looking for a Therapist? Find out what you’ve already done right and how to help your children do it too.
One of the most important changes you’ll make in therapy starts before you ever meet your therapist. It’s the shift from feeling stuck, trapped, or limited in your power to suddenly thinking “this is something I could change.”
Special Needs Parents, We See You!
Your children may not yet have the time or the skills to tell you how much you help them, so we want you to know that we see the work you do every day. We are excited for you when your child reaches a new milestone (every step counts!), and awed by the tireless work you do to help him/her get there. The effort you put it does make a difference, and it’s a big one.
Coping with the Federal Furlough
This has been a stressful month for many local families. In times of prolonged stress, successful coping includes strategies to manage both the logistical and the emotional components of the problem. Start with strategies that address the part of the problem (logistical/emotional) that feels most urgent to you, but don’t forget to circle back and handle the other half afterward. Here are our tips for making it through without a shutdown meltdown.
Skip the Snow Day Guilt
I wake up on snow days with a mind full of possibilities. I could clean the closet, do my taxes, or spend all day playing with my kids! At the end of the day I usually feel disappointed (in myself) that I didn’t complete any of my grand plans. Here’s my advice for avoiding the same predicament.