COVID-19 and Anxiety in Children
by your Coast Doc Mona Bagrodia What is Anxiety? Anxiety can be a normal feeling of worry or fear that children have during stressful moments. When anxiety becomes chronic, or […]
Family Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Jontue Koff, Pediatric Occupational Therapist While I am happy that we have the opportunity to slow down, take long walks as a family, and play a long game of […]
Mindful Eating Around the Dinner Table
by Christine Wood, MD With so much to do, busy families are finding it harder to spend quality time around meals. Often meals involve picking something up and rushing through a […]
How Can I Get My Kids to Listen? Using Positive Discipline to Increase Cooperation.
by Debbie Zeichner LCSW How can I get my kids to “listen?!” This is one of the most frequent questions I am asked in my parent coaching practice. After ruling […]
Five Sweet Sleep Tips for Baby
by Jen Varela, Certified Gentle Sleep Coach Sweet Spot – Sleep Begets Sleep It is amazing how this works! What time does your baby go to sleep at night? Is […]
Nurturing Your Spousal Relationship
by Gary Holmes MS, LMFT Nurturing Deeper Levels of Intimacy with Your Spouse while Increasing Positive Feelings of Well-Being in Your Children Lasting relationships involve navigating many of life’s passages […]
How to discuss Ebola with your children, October 2014
Coast Families, we thought that you would all appreciate this advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics: How to discuss Ebola with your children Mary McGrath, Editorial Intern, American Academy […]
Building Emotional Intelligence in Your Child
by Debbie Zeichner, LCSW Raising a child who is self-aware, well adjusted and able to effectively manage his emotions ranks high on many parents priority lists these days. With recent […]
Six Gentle Tips for Getting Better Behavior from Your Child
by Debbie Zeichner, LCSW, Parent Coach & Educator One of the chief complaints I hear from parents is that their kids “don’t listen.” Parents often report feeling “disrespected” and are […]