Riding home from school recently, my daughter spied Gamestop and all of sudden my daughter launches into “can we go to Gamestop?”“No, we only go to Gamestop on Friday or the weekends.” I answer back.“But when we go, the Wii and Xbox are  always broken.” She volleys back.” Well I can’t help that.” Tears ensued from […]

Dealing with temper tantrums are  never easy. I am constantly trying to improve how I handle the situation when it arises. Some situations are better than others. To help me manage when these incidents happen, my therapist recommended a book to deal with my daughter’s anger, “What To Do When Your Tempers Flares.” After last […]

After my momentary “state” last week, my therapist gave me a cognitive exercise to add to my tool kit.  The “Thought Record” is meant to help me focus on reducing my anxiety when I have these panicked and anxious episodes and hopefully keep me grounded. My assignment was to complete  the worksheet  when I feel “panicked.”  On […]

When I started therapy, the first thing my “mom” mentioned “you need to ask the therapist when she will be involving my daughter in the sessions.” At our first session, I asked Dr R. and she said “we will see, let’s just address why you are here and go from there. “ Recently, my mom […]

I can only thank my lucky stars that my plans to hit Costco/Target plans fell through because this was a week I really needed to have a therapist to discuss my latest travails.  So what happened? First, a job I really wanted fell through. Although it was a freelance position, I thought it was a […]

“Don’t Engage” and “Don’t Apologize” are two things that Dr. R, my therapist is always saying to me when my daughter and I have a “discussion.” Easier said than done. In the heat of an argument, I am continually trying to be the “boss” and the “parent” and bend my daughter’s will to do what […]

“Let’s Go” “Focus”“Brush Your Teeth”“Eat Your Breakfast”“Ugh”“How many times do I have to tell you”“We’re going to be late“ Sound familiar. This scene plays itself out every morning since we started kindergarten. Compared to elementary school, Pre-school was a breeze because there were no consequences for being late. We arrived and I left, punto. Since […]