Notes from a Child Psychologist

What makes someone a good parent or caregiver? Is it rules and boundaries? Is it an environment with little structure and lots of self-exploration? Everyone from teachers to doctors have opinions on raising how to best raise children. While they may want the best for children, I want parents/caregivers to know that they are the ones who make the rules that guide their parenting! There is no offici...

As a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in children's mental health, I get a lot of questions from caregivers about ways to support their child's Emotional Development. In this episode, I share a few suggestions and resources to help you identify opportunities to support and encourage your child's emotional development.    Learning how to talk about emotions is a critical s...

All across the United States, children are suffering from mental health concerns about their safety in schools to social anxiety - " Mental health challenges have exacerbated in the last two years, and this trend was on the rise before the pandemic." Now declared as a National State of Emergency, I want to dedicate my first episode to sharing three ways parents and caregivers can support...

Welcome to the “Notes from a Child Psychologist Podcast” a place for parents who aspire to be intentional about meeting their child’s mental health needs.  So many parents tell me that they wish parenting came with a handbook. They also tell me that they are overwhelmed with the abundance of parenting resources and tools out there! No matter their parenting concern or struggle -Deep down, these pa...