Category Archives: parenting
Sometimes we just need to switch things up a bit!
Welcome to my new website! You may notice a few changes. First of all, I have combined my blog and website into this one site. It’s now possible to follow my blog and access information about my psychotherapy practice all … Continue reading
7 Steps Toward Becoming a Fabulous StepParent
In my last post I shared some thoughts on the important role of stepparents. Today I’m adding these specific steps toward becoming a fabulous stepparent! I’m sure there are more, but this is a good start: 1. Respect the role … Continue reading
An Introduction to my Practice -Video
My First Video: An introduction to my Practice
Thoughts on Blending Families
Last month Jada Pinkett Smith, the wife of Will Smith, created a bit of a stir on Facebook when she posted her thoughts on what it took to happily blend families. This is what she wrote: A letter to a … Continue reading
Depression in Adolescents
Recently a friend told me about a middle school child in her town that took his own life. Few had noticed the severity of the depression before the tragic suicide. Sometimes adults overlook the symptoms of depression in teenagers and … Continue reading
Limit Setting with Children, Part 2
Last week I shared my favorite limit setting technique: Acknowledge the feeling Communicate the Limit Target an alternative I believe it is an excellent beginning to setting appropriate limits with kids of all ages. Over the last couple of decades … Continue reading
Limit Setting with Children
We’ve all been there. We’re shopping in the grocery store or roaming the aisles of Target and we hear it. Child whining, or maybe having a full blown tantrum. The parent, usually mom, is trying to calm him so she … Continue reading
Helping Children Cope with the Tragedy in Connecticut
We are all reeling from the scenes of the horrendous school shooting in Connecticut yesterday. The footage of parents running to the school to look for their children, children being led from the school in single file while being escorted … Continue reading
Where have all the parents gone?
Occasionally I get on a soapbox. Most often it is about one of two topics, either fathers that have jumped ship all together or parents who allow their kids to run the family. The latter is on my mind today, … Continue reading
Autism Awareness
April is Autism Awareness Month. Autism is a group of developmental brain disorders called autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Children with ASD usually display symptoms of social impairment, communication difficulties, and repetitive behaviors. These symptoms can vary significantly from one child … Continue reading
Gretchen Derda (Woosley), MSW, LCSW 
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