As any new parent knows, from the moment your newborn makes their debut, your life is changed forever. Your heart grows in ways you never thought possible, and you exist on less sleep per night than you've ever had before. Your whole world becomes completely focused helping your little one thrive and grow. We know from research, however, that taking care of our own mental health and wellbeing is positively correlated with making the transition to parenthood more smoothly. Co

Last night, I had the honor of presenting at a local support group about ADHD and how it impacts children and their families. I love working with parents and families to teach them the practical skills they need effectively manage symptoms of ADHD, meet their personal goals, and strengthen their relationships. We focused on some really great research from Russell Barkley, PhD on how to effectively treat ADHD in children and adolescents. If you have any questions about counsel

One thing is for sure: When you become a parent, people start to give you a lot of advice. How to raise a child well is a topic that fuels heated debates around dining room tables at Thanksgiving, on morning TV talk shows, and in the comment sections of way too many Facebook posts. If you are struggling and in need of support as you parent, it's difficult to know where to turn when there's judgment from others around every corner. As a counselor who specializes in providing t

Today, I'm so excited to be over at PsychCentral.com's World of Psychology blog writing about several different strategies that will help you incorporate recent findings in neuroscience and child development into your parenting. You can read more about 5 Ways to Strengthen Your Child's Growing Brain here. Comment, share, and like away! -Caroline #counseling #parenting #family #children