This video on Youtube (click on the image below) of a Dad having a conversation with his not-yet verbal baby, has gone viral on social media and has melted hearts all over the world. The beauty of it is in the authenticity of the exchange, which shows an outstanding attunement on the father’s part and an equally unusual intensity of… READ MORE>>
Tag | Parenting
REMINDER: TOMORROW: Helping Parents Towards Growth-Promoting Parenting: An All-Day Workshop on May 8, 2018
Posted by on May 7, 2018
On Tuesday May 8, I will be giving an all-day workshop organized by the Ohel Mel and Phyllis Zachter Institute for professional training. The workshop will take place at the Kingsway Jewish Center at 2902 Kings Highway, in Brooklyn. I like to start my presentations about parenting with a quote by an unknown, that states: “The reason parenting remains an… READ MORE>>
Helping Parents Towards Growth-Promoting Parenting: An All-Day Workshop
Posted by on May 1, 2018
Presentation Date: 05/08/18
Location: Brooklyn, NY
On Tuesday May 8, I will be giving an all-day workshop organized by the Ohel Mel and Phyllis Zachter Institute for professional training. The workshop will take place at the… READ MORE>>
TOMORROW: “Helping Parents Towards Growth-Promoting Parenting”: Workshop for Mental Health Professionals at Chemed, Lakewood, NJ on July 27/17
Posted by on July 26, 2017
On Thursday, July 27, 2017, I will be giving a day-long workshop at Chemed Center for Health in Lakewood, NJ. The workshop is entitled “Helping Parents Towards Growth-Promoting Parenting”, and will address parenting issues and suggested guidelines for parents in their relationships with children and adolescents. The workshop is intended for the mental health professionals within the Chemed system and… READ MORE>>
“Helping Parents Towards Growth-Promoting Parenting”: Workshop for Mental Health Professionals at Chemed, Lakewood, NJ on July 27/17
Posted by on July 21, 2017
On Thursday, July 27, 2017, I will be giving a day-long workshop at Chemed Center for Health in Lakewood, NJ. The workshop is entitled “Helping Parents Towards Growth-Promoting Parenting”, and will address parenting issues and suggested guidelines for parents in their relationships with children and adolescents. The workshop is intended for the mental health professionals within the Chemed system and… READ MORE>>
A great book for parents: “52 WEEKS OF PARENTING WISDOM”, by Meg Akabas
Posted by on March 9, 2017
These days, psychologists, psychotherapist and teachers are seeing parents who feel unsure about how to set limits, impose frustrations and punish misbehavior. Overly cautious about the perils of a repressive childhood as the path to producing neurotic Woody- Allan’esque adults, today’s parents, concerned about not damaging their child’s tender psyche, are feeling helpless in relation to ordinary daily situations like… READ MORE>>