It’s time to start thinking about a middle school for Number 71. Every fall comes a time of turmoil and strife into the lives of parents – private school and magnet school application season. In Houston, with school choice, parents can apply their children to any of the schools in the Houston Independent School DistrictContinue reading “Application Season”
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Mental vacation…
Today we finally had a birthday party for the Dancer. Her birthday was almost one month ago, but with the start of the school year we were just now able to get together a party for her. Here’s a secret. I hate throwing birthday parties. They’re expensive and SO MUCH WORK. This one had 15Continue reading “Mental vacation…”
What’s with today, today…
Happy Monday! Mondays are a long ay for me at work. Sometimes, when scheduling kid activities, I forget this and over commit for after work on Mondays. Orthodontist at 3:30? Of course, no problem. I don’t know why I didn’t remember that we have piano on the other side of town at 4 on MondaysContinue reading “What’s with today, today…”
Emotion Modeling
I’ve been working with several of my clients lately to diagram their emotions. I think about emotional reactions as reasonable (in that the client has reasons for reacting the way that they do) and rational (meaning the reaction makes sense if you see things the way the client is seeing them) in most situations. ByContinue reading “Emotion Modeling”
Time in the car…
Today was a long day. The kids are back to school and the early morning coupled with the restart of all of their activities means I spend a lot of time in the car. In Houston, for me, the car means aggravation, frustration and a little bit of road rage (maybe more than a littleContinue reading “Time in the car…”
Sports Parenting Part 2
We’ve all been there. You’re at the game, watching happily as your child plays their chosen position. Then they do it. They make the worst decision they could possibly make. In soccer, which my daughter plays, they do a soft cross in front of their own goal when playing defense. Your heart sinks. The otherContinue reading “Sports Parenting Part 2”
Sports Parenting
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sports parenting. Or really activity parenting. My own parents drove me to whatever sport I wanted to participate in, but were never the team mom or all that involved. They attended games, but never had an opinion on how I played – or really even knowledge. My dadContinue reading “Sports Parenting”
Back to school
Back to school. When I was younger back to school was the best and the worst day of the year. Best, because I loved the smell of freshly sharpened pencils and new notebooks. Worst, because of the early morning after a summer of lazy sleeping in or, when I got a little older, working oddContinue reading “Back to school”
Red Light, Green Light
We have girls. I’ve mentioned this before. But it bears repeating whenever I think about parenting. We have two tween (or tween-adjacent in the case of number 71) girls. There’s a lot of affect flying around this house. Affect, meaning outward displays of emotion in therapist speak. It’s hard for my husband because with theContinue reading “Red Light, Green Light”
Parenting Fails
As a therapist, I’ve had to work to pay attention to my own reactions during session. To be aware of them and to check in with them to be sure that I’m not putting my own stuff onto the client. So when I feel the urge to cry during session, I need to ask myselfContinue reading “Parenting Fails”
Running for Disney 