Tending Both Sides of the Parenting Coin
There are “two sides of the coin” in our unique parenting experience. One side is about our children, but the other is all about the parent.
Looking Through a Different Lens
The powerful shift in perspective that can place you on a path to parenting differently.
Supporting Siblings in a Chaotic Space
How we support the siblings in our family begins with the lens through which we view our child with challenging behaviors.
The Neurobehavioral Model
A brain-based approach to parenting kids with brain-based differences I vividly remember a time in my life that I now refer to as the...
Finding the Time
The impact of caregiver trauma on our emotional, spiritual and physical health has serious consequences if not taken seriously. But how do y
Managing the Toll of Caregiver Trauma
A few months ago, a client who is the mother of a child with significant behavioral challenges came to meet with me. We’d been meeting...
The Brain as Organizing Principle
If we can move away from a specific diagnosis, seeing the brain as the organizing principle and the source of all behaviors, we can begin to
Disclosure: A Path to Understanding
When my “neurotypical” son was in kindergarten, he began to verbalize observations about how his sister, who lives with FAS (and is 15...
Dysmaturity and the Challenges of Friendship
One of the most difficult aspects of watching children with FASD grow older in the midst of dysmaturity, is the heartbreak that comes with t
Grappling with Grief
“Grief is like surfing. Sometimes you feel steady and you’re able to ride the waves, and other times the surf comes crashing down on you,...
