By Margarita Tartakovsky, MS Associate Editor, PsychCentral.com Psychotherapist Jenifer Hope, LCPC, has worked with many families whose biggest concern is detachment. They feel as though they’re forgetting who their loved ones really are. They don’t have time to get to know their children. “They feel isolated within their own family because everyone is so busy, […]
From Pregnancy to Motherhood: North American Culture Shock
Last week I wrote about the new science of self-compassion in the Washington Post blog, ‘On Parenting.’ Writing that post got me thinking about how our society treats us when we first become mothers. I wonder if this could be part of why it’s so hard for us to actually be kind to ourselves? Think […]
How to Talk to Kids About the Death of a Terrorist
Read more of an interview I did with Janice D’Arcy of the Washington Post blog, On Parenting about how to talk with your kids about violence, terrorism and the death of a terrorist.
