What does Free Range Parenting really mean?
Free range parenting has been around for a long time, but recently has just caused a stir in the parenting world. In sum, free range parenting is the concept of raising children…
Five Reasons Young Adults Love Therapy
At Thrive, we love supporting new and returning college students and young adults! For many, the process of moving towards independence from our parents can be…
How Thrive Helps Parents
Since Thrive was founded in 2016, it has been a personal and professional mission of mine to make sure that our office is a place where parents are supported. Now that I have become a mother myself…
Thrive in the Media!
Since I am at times quoted in different articles, I thought it would be fun to post all of those articles in one place! Check out the following articles, videos, and posts about Thrive Therapy Studio since we started…
Parenting and Anxiety Blog Series (Part 3)
For our final blog in this series, I would like to continue expanding our discussion of anxiety and parenting to explore what happens when we parent…
Parenting and Anxiety Blog Series (Part 2)
For this blog, I wanted to talk about another effect of all of these opinions. Many of these books and articles give the message that if parents just did “x”, their kid would turn…
Parenting and Anxiety Blog Series (Part 1)
I recently gave a presentation at a local private school about parenting children with anxiety. As a result, I reflected a lot on not only why our kids and teens are so anxious and stressed, but why we as parents…
Number One Parenting Tip of 2019
In my work with parents and their children and teens, I offer families a lot of advice and tips. The most important one though is pretty simple (at least in my eyes). Okay, I should really elaborate more! I think it is so…
Coping with Holiday Anxiety
Anxiety is a tough thing to experience during our usual schedules and lives, let alone during the high pressure and expectations of the holidays! The gift giving and receiving, pressure to make everything…
Why Parents Need to Apologize to Their Kids
Learning to own our mistakes and be held accountable for them has to be one of the most difficult and painful lessons in life. I also believe that it is one of the most important lessons, particularly for our children…