by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Sep 12, 2018 | Article, Existing posts
I learned early in my daughter’s toddler days that savvy moms don’t gasp or shriek when the baby falls and bumps herself. At playgroups, the correct response was modeled for me: toddler falls down; toddler looks toward mom with a face beginning to scrunch with...
by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Dec 15, 2017 | Article, Existing posts
I had a conversation with a mother in my practice this week that brought up something important. As usual, I tried to find a fairy tale that captured the essence of what this mother was struggling with. The right tale did come to mind – it’s a 12th century French...
by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Dec 7, 2017 | Article, Existing posts
I am always a little surprised when a mother tells me with great shame and in great secrecy that she finds she doesn’t particularly like her child. Of course we don’t always like our children! It seems there is too much secrecy around this fact, and greater acceptance...
by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Oct 25, 2017 | Article, Existing posts
“The right way to wholeness,” Jung wrote, “is full of fateful detours and wrong turnings.” And yet many mothers worry that there is a right way and a wrong way to parent. We spend time reading books and blogs. We listen to podcasts, and pay for expert advice, which is...
by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW | Jul 21, 2017 | Article, Existing posts
Research indicates that emotional regulation is one of the most important skills we can teach our children. Teens who lack an effective way of managing distressing emotions may choose maladaptive ways of coping, such as avoidance or numbing through addictions....
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