Are You Happy?
I remember driving my mom somewhere years ago after having been practicing Pediatrics for a year or two, when out of the blue she asked me: “Are you happy?” That was so unlike my mom;
7 Steps to Manage Senioritis
Teens approaching their senior year of high school have a ton of work to do before they launch out into the world in 12 months. Parents often find themselves in major power struggles with their
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“Un-Words” girls desperately need to gain self-esteem and happiness
I have come across a slew of “UN-Words” that describe some essential qualities all girls require for a healthy transformation from a girl to a woman. These virtues are also needed for gaining self-esteem, passion,
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The Value of Hand-Written Notes
There is something really special about receiving a hand-written note from someone you love. I experienced the power of this first hand last week at a 3-day father-daughter retreat in Colorado. We had each of
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The Headache of Being A Girl Today
At a recent Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics conference, I learned some interesting facts concerning girls and headaches. A 2001 study by Lipton, Maytal, and Winner found that 57-82% of all kids aged 7-15 experience headaches,
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A Vacation Clark Griswold Would Be Proud Of
The mere thought of a week of summer vacation with the kiddos can bring a myriad of feelings: excitement, angst, anticipation, or even trepidation. The expectation of thrilling roller coaster rides and relaxing beaches gets
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The Best Prom Night Protection For Girls
The recent story of NFL player Ray Rice hitting his girlfriend really bothered me. I work with so many teenage girls and women in their 20’s that it sickens me to think about how
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Root Beer Feelings
Have you ever been so mad that you flew into a rage and screamed your head off into your pillow or while driving in your car? And then, inexplicably, you started bawling? Unbeknownst to you, you experienced
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How We Are Messing Up Girls
How are parents and the culture messing up girls today? On the one hand, we are conditioning girls to focus on being competitive, driven, ambitious, willing to step on people to get to the top,
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Like Father, Like Son
As boys approach the teen years, their relationship with their dads can become contentious and bogged down in power struggles and provocations. Young men start to feel their oats, and they want to sit at
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What Buddha Can Teach Us About Reacting To Racial Slurs?
Can we all please grow up past the sandbox stage and stop both the name-calling and the over-reactions to words? Please? Marcus Smart, a college basketball player, recently brought this issue to the forefront once
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How Far Have We Come? Ask the Beatles
We use to burn Beatle’s albums! Really, we did. Love, love me do, She loves you ya ya ya, All you need is love…did we actually create bonfires and throw songs like these onto the
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Over-Complicated Parenting
I read in the newspaper recently an article about researching summer camps for your children, and it reminded me once again of how over-complicated we have made parenting. The “camp advisor” stated that “the best
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Childhood is Not a Race
Parents need a major adjustment in what they focus on. Because are kids are suffering way too much stress these days, and it will haunt them into the future. Here’s why. Sophie, 14, a straight
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Girls Are Way More Than Their Looks And Appearance
You are your looks. Your appearance and ‘hotness’ is what matters most. Your power comes from displaying your body, and the more displayed the better. If you got it, flaunt it. You also gain much
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Engagement-Disengagement: The Art of Letting Go
If you hold an infant in your arms and gaze quietly into their eyes, they will reciprocate by looking back. And then the beautiful dance begins, where the baby takes the lead as much as
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5 Crucial Gifts Your Children Have to Earn
In this day and age where family size has dwindled to 2 kids or less, parents have used their numbers advantage to pour more of their time and energy into their children. On the one
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The Power of Stories
Holiday get-togethers are the ideal time to pass on stories about your ancestors. Many family gatherings have as many as 4-5 generations around the table, so what better time to sit back and have our
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Learned Hopelessness
I feel so sorry for kids in failing urban school districts; because in a sense they are doomed. This point was brought even further home by an article I read recently written by a woman
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Why Girls Are More Aggressive Today
To begin with, I think in many ways that girls in grade school on up are more aggressive and earlier than girls in past generations. There are many reasons for this change, and in this
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