by Noemi Mendez-Hyams | Jun 20, 2017 | Mental Health
“I don’t know where to turn, what to do, no one seems to understand, I feel alone. Am I the only one going through this? What happened to us?” These are some of the sentiments that may have preceded you looking for a therapist. You could be having...
by Noemi Mendez-Hyams | Oct 20, 2016 | Parenting
Cooperation between family members can lead to productive problem solving and allows children to be responsible for some of their own behaviors. Before this can begin, you should decide who really “owns” the problem – the child? or adult? This takes...
by Noemi Mendez-Hyams | Oct 3, 2016 | Parenting
Punishment – teaches resentment and fear and can lower self esteem. Punishments include: Threats, yelling and put-downs where sometimes threats are carried out, sometimes not and yelling makes things worse. Taking things away for both small and big things which...
