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Parents, Want To Build Influence With Your Kids? Try Co-Creating Rules

Parenting Therapy: Who Are You That This Child Should Listen To You And Your Rules?. When working with parents in my NYC therapy practice, I often invite them to think about the following question: Who are you that this child should listen to you? It’s not intended at all to be smug, though I respect that it can tend to come off that way. When kids are quite little, the question doesn’t matter…

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New Year's Resolution For Parents: Get Closer To Your Teen (How Family Therapy Can Help)

Parents, Your Teenager Needs You To Get Closer: Family Therapy Can Help. As an NYC family therapist, I’ve seen firsthand how hard it can be for teens to help their parents learn how to get closer and be there for them. For parents of teens, the New Year can be a good opportunity to check in with your relationship with your adolescent child. Does your relationship with your teen need more…

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Want To Make A Difference With Teens, In Or Out Of Therapy? Focus On Influence

Having Influence With Teens Is Essential Both In Therapy And Out. Being close with teens is important, but it’s not the magic sauce. Or perhaps it’s best to say, there’s magic sauce in being close in that it can allow for influence. Influence is where it’s at for any relationship. For therapists, parents and anyone who cares about a teen, the primary question is: how can we influence teens to…

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From Safe Touch to Saying No: An NYC Therapist On Talking To Your Kid To Prevent Sexual Abuse

As A Therapist And Parent, I Know Tough Conversations With Your Child Can Prevent Sexual Abuse. In addition to being an NYC therapist, I’m also a father and I recently had to talk to my daughter about sexual abuse, safe touch and saying no. These conversations are never fun–they can be tough for both children and parents (They can even be difficult to write about in a blog format). But, it’s…

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Having Plenty Doesn't Mean Money Issues Go Away: 11 Steps For Couples

Financial Couples Therapy Doesn’t Just Address A Lack Of Money. In my work with financial couples therapy, I’ve learned that everyone feels they don’t have enough money, even couples with plenty. I find it sobering to recognize that even folks with access to money that I could never imagine worry about money. It’s important to me, as well as the couples I work with, to recognize that money is, in…

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Therapy For Cutting: How To Talk With Your Teen And Help Them Talk About What They Are Feeling

Often when parents seek therapy for teens who are struggling with depression or anxiety, they are also looking for therapy for cutting. Cutting is when someone is takes an object such as a knife (dull or sharp), scissors, a paper clip or another sharp object and cuts themselves with it to create a painful but releasing sensation. Cutting falls into the category of self-harm behaviors, which also…

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