by Sharon Arbel | Jan 27, 2025 | Tips For Improving Motivation When You’re Depressed
Parenting a child with ADHD is a journey filled with unique rewards and challenges. When you’re also juggling a busy schedule, finding time to understand and support your child’s needs can feel overwhelming. Between work, parenting, and other responsibilities, carving...
by Sharon Arbel | Nov 11, 2024 | Parenting, Social Skills, Therapy
It’s that time of the year again: the time for parent-teacher conferences. Some parents relate to this day as “the annual what did I do wrong meeting” while others truly look forward to hearing all about their child. Honestly, as a parent and clinical psychologist I...
by Sharon Arbel | Oct 29, 2024 | Parenting, Relationships, Therapy
Chores are an excellent opportunity to teach our kids values, like family connection, giving, contribution, hard work, interdependence. They are ideal to use as a structure for building values, which is one of the many reasons that paying your child for doing chores...
by Sharon Arbel | Oct 11, 2021 | Parenting
There is no question about it: we all want what is best for our children. We want to see them happy and thriving with big smiles on their faces. Often, we fall into a routine of doing everything possible to give our kids the world. But the best isn’t always what it...
by Sharon Arbel | May 1, 2021 | Social Skills
This pandemic has taken a toll on our kids. The social isolation over the past year has led to a significant loss of social skills, and this is on top of an already existing preference for playing and socializing using screens. The combination of these two factors...
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