Parenting Anxious Kids: Our parenting hardwiring vs. what actually works Why sometimes it's necessary to shift our automatic parenting responses in order to best serve our kids! Hey, Practice families! I've worked with anxious kids and their families for over fifteen...

Welcome back! Hello, another school year of uncertainty. Hello, Practice families! And welcome back to another school year of uncertainty.  I don't know about you, but I'm kicking off this school year feeling a little down and rather overwhelmed about the current...

You've Got the Power! You can't control what happens to you, but you can control how you respond. Hello, Practice community! This has been a long, difficult year. If you are finding yourself feeling stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, or down, you are not alone. Let's...

How to Set Your Student Up for College Emotional Success! This week's newsletter comes to you from Dr. Stephanie Rooney, a psychologist who has been with PRACTICE since January of 2018. Congratulations to all those parents with a teen who has graduated from high...

Navigating the New Normal. How to help yourself and your kids ease back into the world. Hello, Practice families! A number of years ago (well before I had kids, and a husband who might kill me if I left him to fly solo with two small children for an entire week!), I...

As Parents, We Are Models! Announcing our new Mighty Moms summer series Hey, Mighty families! During the seven years that I have been running the Mighty Minds program, I can't even count the number of parents who have said to me something along the lines of:  "I wish...

Are you struggling? You are NOT alone. You can't fix the system (or the pandemic), but your well-being isn't totally out of your hands. Hi, Practice families. Parenting is hard under the best of circumstances.  And the last year has been FAR from the best of...

How to cut back on your kid's pandemic screen time Our best tips on how to downshift screen time for your child or teen without turning it into WW3. Hi, Practice families. Let's face it:  screen time has increased dramatically for most kids and teens over the course...

Why Mindfulness Matters. Let's face it: we all could use a little pause. Hi, Practice families. It has been a WEEK.  My younger son's daycare provider tested positive for COVID last weekend...  news we got on Saturday morning, shortly after both my kids woke up...

What Our Kids Need to Be OK. Applying lessons from pandemic research to help your kids thrive.  Hi, Practice families. Last week, I was walking my younger son to daycare when he suddenly looked behind us, then darted off the sidewalk, hollering "PACE!  PACE!"...