Finding Professional Help for Victims of Bullying
With all the national focus on bullying, and the monies and time spent on anti-bullying campaigns, one would think that bullying is so prevalent as to warrant its own brand of "victim services." Think again. Recently, an adolescent well known to me be...
How to Tell When Children Are Stressed
Since the financial crisis of 2008, many polls have highlighted how much stress most American families are feeling and struggling with. In addition, parents in these families often find it difficult to tell when that stress is reaching unhealthy level...
How Children Make Friends (part 3)
A young, elementary school girl once told me, "I know how to make friends!" "How?" I asked. "You just go off by yourself and look very, very sad, and then people come over to you!" she explained. Well, that strategy might get the attention of the othe...