By Jennifer Rudo As a mother of two teenagers, I worry how smart phone addiction can impact their relationships and mental health. No matter the day, the week or the season, their phones are always front and center. When we open Chanukah gifts, they’re taking pictures of their presents and…Read More
By Mimi Kraus, LCSW-C We all love to watch drama in movies and TV shows. But when drama makes its way into our daily lives, things tend to go awry. The Urban Dictionary defines drama as “making a big deal over something unnecessarily, or a way of relating to the…Read More
By Jaclyn Ades Ever think to yourself…? “If only I could get a face to face meeting with a certain CEO, surely I could convince her that she should hire me.” “Less than a minute – that’s all I’d really need to win over that hiring manager.” “Spending just a…Read More
By Tikvah Womack Warning — you are about to read yet another tip for potty-training your child. If it’s not one expert telling you to let your toddler run around with nothing on their bottom, it’s another one saying to be patient and follow your child’s lead — they will…Read More
By Victoria Smith-Thompson, M.S. Many job applicants experience a mixture of excitement and nervousness when applying for a new position. But what if the decision about what jobs to pursue wasn’t yours alone? What if there was a group of people offering opinions and helping you decide what kind of…Read More
by Jacki Post Ashkin, LCSW-C Shabbat shalom. A peaceful Sabbath. It is something we wish one another each Friday; a phrase that passes between us easily and naturally. But there was no peace this Shabbat. Horror and bloodshed invaded a place and a time that is meant to be joyful…Read More
By Donna Kane, M.A. Parents of a preschooler called JCS requesting a therapist for their 4-year-old girl. She had always been a happy, easy going child but, recently began having nightmares and was clingy and fearful of going to school. When asked if anything at home had changed, at first…Read More
These days there seems to be a lot of talk about differences among employees, specifically with reference to different generations. But before you learn how to appeal to workers of a certain age, you need to know who’s in that group. Here are the three main age group categories that…Read More
By Amy Meyers Steinberg It seems like just yesterday I wrote about letting go when my then 14-year old was heading off to Israel with her 8th grade class. Fast forward as she turns 16 and is now starting Driver’s Ed {gulp}. My daughter cannot wait to get behind the…Read More
By Howard Reznick, LCSW-C The “compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly: persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful.” That’s the definition of addiction, according to…Read More
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