Parenting during the toddler years can be quite the rollercoaster ride. One moment you’re enjoying a snuggle with them on the couch, the next you’re navigating a full-blown temper tantrum because you handed them the wrong color cup. It’s a challenging season of parenthood, to say the least. It’s easy to get caught up in the hard moments, allowing a meltdown to overshadow the good moments.
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A letter to my child, upon receiving their first phone.” By Mary Dobson, MA, LMFT, CEDS
We are mere days from the start of an unprecedented school year. Summer’s end, and the start of a fresh academic year, always bring about a range of emotions—excitement, angst, anxiety and anticipation—for parents and kids alike. How do we prepare ourselves and our children, both pragmatically and emotionally, for a school year on the horizon that is fraught with such a lack of definitiveness?
As a parent or caregiver, it can be very difficult to see your child struggling with anxiety. We often think of anxiety as an “adult” condition. But it affects kids and teens, too.
Extreme Picky Eating (EPE) is a selective eating disorder that doesn’t fall into the category of Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), namely because it hasn’t been sustained for long enough. So, who qualifies for this diagnosis, and what can we do to help prevent it from progressing into full blown ARFID?
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