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About Tigers, Strawberries, and Virginia L. Fry (pdf)
Staying focused on the present can help you live life to the full.

Advocate for Your Child's Mental Health Needs (pdf)
Understand the service delivery system, know your rights, learn about resources, and make your voice heard.

Anxiety Attack—and Counterattack! (pdf)
Learn these simple techniques to manage your anxiety.

Bad Language (pdf)
Avoid common words and phrases that belittle your child's intelligence and headway on developmental tasks.

Behavior Basics (pdf)
Take this short quiz to see how clear and consistent you are as a parent.

Come to Your Senses (pdf)
Balance your senses and their input to improve your psychic equilibrium.

Debunking Normal (Except in Illinois) (pdf)
The concept of normalcy, sometimes helpful, is often misused.

Diagnostic and Statistical Mania (pdf)
To relieve the symptoms of mental illness we must view them in context.

Families in Therapy (pdf)
Here's what to expect if you bring your child to me for therapy.

Finding Your Bliss (pdf)
Visualize your future, then chart your course.

From Wedding to Marriage (pdf)
Fine-tune your communication and negotiation skills for marriage.

Helping Your Child Cope with Anger and Anxiety (pdf)
Relieve your child's negative emotions (and your own!) without pills.

Helping Your Child Deal with New Experiences and Major Changes (pdf)
By teaching your child what to expect and identifying familiar elements, you can make the unknown seem less frightening.

Helping Your Child Handle Transitions and Sudden Change (pdf)
A few simple tricks and tools can help your child accommodate unexpected developments.

Horse Sense (pdf)
A horse can tell you about the nonverbal messages you send.

How to Feel Less Alone (pdf)
Avoid loneliness by increasing your connections with other people.

How to Find a Heavenly Mate Right Here on Earth (pdf)
With a little detective work you can find the partner of your dreams.

In Pursuit of Silence (pdf)
When you unplug, you open yourself to others and your environment.

It's Not Enough to Wear Pants (pdf)
When women have trouble asserting themselves, society pays.

Learning How to Say You're Sorry (pdf)
There's a right way to apologize if you want to restore a relationship (and many wrong ways).

Learning to Play, Playing to Learn (pdf)
My favorite old-fashioned board and card games build brains, create memories, and offer lots of fun.

Lightening Your Load (pdf)
You can use set-point theory to lose weight safely.

Lighthearted Interventions, I (pdf)
Lighthearted Interventions, II (pdf)
Lighthearted Interventions, III (pdf)
Lighthearted Interventions, IV (pdf)
Use the power of humor to improve your child's behavior and strengthen the parent-child relationship.

Little Ways to Make Yourself Feel Better (pdf)
Pick-me-ups, brief and less brief, can help you cope with stress and distress.

Looking for Trapezoids (pdf)
Hands-on activities and a focus on core skills show great promise for teaching children math.

Misbehavior, Consequences, and Mutual Respect (pdf)
You can command your child's respect without resorting to punishment.

More on Children and Anger (pdf)
A wise parent shares tips.

On the Absence of Empathy (pdf)
Empathy connects us with ourselves and each other. What happens when it goes missing in action?

Parents, Children, and Connecticut's Public Schools (pdf)
If we treat schools as communities that belong to children, students will learn more and will behave better.

Priceless Games (pdf)
Give your child challenging interactive games without opening your wallet.

Renewing Your Lease on Life (pdf)
Here's what you can expect from me as your therapist.

Social Work & the DSM (pdf)
How reliable and valid are the DSM's diagnoses of mental illness?

Start the School Year Off Right (pdf)
You can pave the way for your child's success at school and in the outside world.

Starting Treatment with Medically Unstable Children (pdf)
While you wait for your troubled child to stabilize on medication, there's lots for you and the therapist to do.

Talk Therapy Without the Talk (pdf)
Physical activities give sadness and anger a place to go.

Ten Ways to Empower Your Child (pdf)
Learn how easily you can increase your child's self-awareness, self-confidence, and sense of self-worth.

The Gift of Friendship (pdf)
Share Amish Friendship Cake with your friends.

The Green Child (pdf)
Children need nature—and grownups can provide access to it.

When Your Child Hurts Your Feelings (pdf)
By your example you teach your child how to honor his feelings while hearing those of others.

You Can't Say Yes If You Can't Say No (pdf)
Your ability to set limits with others comfortably will determine whether they take you at your word.

You Have a Horse in the Kentucky Derby (pdf)
Tune in to your feelings for guidance in picking your goals.

Your Family, Your Future (pdf)
The values you learned as a child powerfully influence what you teach your offspring.