The Thanksgiving Paradigm Shift

Paradigm shift is a phrase that burst onto the trendy word scene a few decades ago. It had its roots in the scientific community, but entered popular cultural language and came to mean have a shift in your per...

It’s The Mother’s Fault

But let’s talk about The Big Guilt—those comments that are intended to suggest that our child is the way he or she is because of something we’ve done.

Don’t Take The Bait

My young daughter was bolting in my direction. I could tell, even from 15 feet away, that she was very agitated. She clearly had something on her mind and it was equally clear that I was gonna to hear about ...

Diagnosis: Maybe

There was a time when my answer was clear and firm. I used to say, sure, go ahead and test. Getting a label takes the pressure off the child who’s been thinking he’s defective.  A label gives you a reason fo...