Distance Learning Tips for Teens and College Students
As a follow up to our post helping parents support their younger children engage in distance learning, we wanted to share some ideas for teens and young adults as they…
Distance Learning Tips for Children
As therapists who work primarily with children, teens, and their families, we at Thrive have all been witnessing just how stressful this fall has been for families.
5 Phrases to Help Our Loved Ones Feel Less Alone When in Struggle
How can we help our kids and loved ones feel less ashamed of their differences, struggles, and challenges? One word, Normalize things. First, what does it…
Mid Pandemic Check In
If anyone had told me at the beginning of 2020 that planners would end up being useless filler paper and that all of our plans were going to be just thrown out altogether, I would have laughed in disbelief and maybe tinged with a bit of fear and alarm.
5 Ways Parents Can Support Their Teens or Young Adults During the Pandemic
t’s hard to believe that we have all been living through this pandemic since March. And it’s really tough that in many places in our country the challenge of containing…
Why isn’t self-care making me feel any better?
Every blog that I write lately, I want to begin with both – how is it already August but also, what a long year 2020 has become. It truly has just been such a challenge for all of us…
What’s the deal with expecting teens to be so productive?
It’s so hard to believe that it is already July and by the time this blog posts, it will be almost August. Time has been an interesting element during the…
5 Tips on Engaging in Telehealth
Since our office will continue to offer solely telehealth therapy sessions for the foreseeable future due to the current pandemic, I wanted to share some tips about how to help yourself…
Why Thrive will keep doing telehealth for the time being
As I sit alone in my office, as I have for months now during the Covid19 pandemic, I have thought a lot about Thrive’s options going forward in terms of how to provide the best care…
How can parents squeeze in more alone time?
I know that when I had the realization about my toddler, my lovely but also monstrous at times toddler, that he just doesn’t leave our house anymore. It helped me recognize…