Save the Date: CS Fall Parent Ed Event, September 28th The Knowledge to Navigate: Strategies for Raising Healthy and Motivated Kids As always, we will kick-off our annual Fall Conference with a parent education event on the evening of Friday, September 28th from 7-9 pm at Stanford University. This year we are fortunate to have…
My son was only fourteen when he told me he had been contemplating suicide. And although that day and the ones to follow were some of the most difficult and darkest days of my life—I am so grateful it happened. As a result of this, I tried to figure out how I could create an…
It is so easy to blame our children when we don’t like their actions. The “problem behavior” can develop into the “problem child.” As soon as you label your child as a problem, you have hit a deadlock. With this perspective, your thinking becomes inflexible and chances of finding solutions are slim. The focus becomes,…
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