I always feel a little melancholic when September comes around. It signals changes - summer turning into fall, the end of days spent at the beach, a certain loss of freedom. September is a time for transition and transitions can be difficult. But, then again, we've been through a lot of transitions in 2020. Nothing is quite the same. As I troll through Facebook, the lack of the first day of school pictures is glaring - I miss the captured moments -students looking fresh, brig

It's been a while that we've been cooped up with our families. And, if absence makes the heart grow fonder, is the opposite also true?

Today was back to school for most students in NYC. As I troll through Facebook (after being away from it for a week), I smile at all the first day of school pictures - students looking fresh, bright-eyed, and bushy tailed with happy faces (mostly) holding signs that say "the first day of (insert appropriate grade)." There are many memes of happy parents doing their happy dances, others sending their babies off with tissues in hand with a small amount of regret and a big dose

Does your child’s self-esteem rise and fall with the grades she makes? Does your child’s self-esteem rise and fall depending on who played with him at school that day? Does your child’s self-esteem crumble if he makes a mistake? If so, then your child is suffering from yo-yo self-esteem -- self-esteem that rises and falls with the ups and downs of life. How kids feel about themselves often depends on what is going on in their life – what is going on outside of them. However,

How to help your kids feel safe in a scary world. We were reminded, once again, of our mortality and the frailty of human life. I don't know about you, but the mass shooting in Las Vegas shook me to my very core. I look for reasons, for someone to blame. And then, one of my 8 year-old clients decided to have a discussion with me about it. I realized he was trying to figure out this world we live in and was looking to me for wisdom and advice. (expletive deletive!!!) So, I ha