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Letting Go Feels Like Giving Up. But Is It Really? By Fern Weis, Parent + Family Recovery Coach
I’ll give it to you straight, right here in the first line. Letting go isn’t giving up. It’s accepting that you cannot fix it (whatever...
Saddle River Day School Middle School Girls Who Code Chapter is Getting with the Program
At Saddle River Day School, when we find a way to improve or enhance our student experience, we jump at the chance. So when Laura Hollis,...
Lighten Up… ‘Cause Negativity is a Drag by Fern Weis, Parent + Family Recovery Coach
Even if you are experiencing difficulties with your kids, it doesn’t have to define every moment of every day. When you think back on...
Advantages Of Group Therapy For Teens And Young Adults by Jessyka Venchkoski, LCSW
Group therapy offers a unique opportunity for personal growth and healing in a supportive and structured environment. It has been proven...
The No-Consequences Conversation by Fern Weis, Parent + Family Recovery Coach
If you want a loving connection with your teen, there must be times you’re not in fix-it mode. Worry needs to take a back seat. You’re...
Someday Is Not a Day on the Calendar: How We Started Our Family by Fern Weis, Parent Coach
Someday… It’s good to have dreams; it’s even better to do something about making them reality. There were some pretty significant hopes...
Lukin Center for Psychotherapy Offers Comprehensive Evidence-Based Mental Health Services in NJ
Ridgewood, NJ | Hoboken, NJ | Jersey City, NJ | Montclair, NJ | Englewood, NJ | Westfield, NJ + 2 More New Locations Opening Soon! Lukin...
Why Do Parents Try to Fix Their Teens? By Fern Weis, Parent + Family Recovery Coach
Do you ever hear a little voice inside that says, "Are you sure you want to do that?" Equal to love, fear is the great motivator. When...
Why Make the Investment in Middle School at Saddle River Day?
If you think about it, one of the most important jobs parents have, from the day their kids are born, is to set them up to successfully...
In a Bad Mood? Don't Make Decisions. By Fern Weis, Parent + Family Recovery Coach
Do you believe you must have an answer immediately? Bad move. There are so many reasons to put on the brakes and wait until you're calm....
Are You Having One of Those Days? By Fern Weis, Parent + Family Recovery Coach
Please stop resisting the 'bad' days. A key to getting through them with more ease and calm is to accept that they're going to happen....
Addicted to Our Children (Adapted From an Online Discussion) by Fern Weis, Parent Coach
A mom is intensely focused on the adult child from a second marriage, analyzing every interaction, every response. This child is...
Pursuing Inclusivity for World Down Syndrome Day by Elena Croy
A few weeks ago, I pulled the slow cooker down from a high shelf of one of my kitchen cabinets, reuniting with an old friend whose...
What Is Emotional Flooding? By Fern Weis, Parent + Family Recovery Coach
Intense, overwhelming feelings stop you in your tracks. You can’t think clearly. Your feelings are spinning out of control and taking you...
5 Tips on Fostering Body Positivity in Children by Dr. Konstantin Lukin
Body image is just one facet of human psychological development. But our perception of our physical body – and how we feel about that...
At the Heart of Saddle River Day School
We all know that to be a student at Saddle River Day School, one must have the intellectual curiosity and capacity to succeed. But ask an...
Give Your Children What They Need (Not What Feels Easier) by Fern Weis, Parent Coach
Do you ever default to doing what's easy? Giving in and giving up don't serve your child. Tough love doesn't always mean drastic...
What Would You Do If You Could Not Fail? By Fern Weis, Parent + Family Recovery Coach
In coaching we ask “What would you do if you knew you could not fail?” The fear of failure stops your teen (maybe you?) in their tracks....
bergenPAC Launches a High School Musical Award Show
Move over Tonys, a new award show is taking centerstage this spring. The inaugural bergenPAC High School Musical Awards will celebrate...
What Your Children Say About You Doesn't Matter by Fern Weis, Parent + Family Recovery Coach
Are you the deer in the headlights when your child tells you what a bad parent you are? With all your love and good intentions, it's...
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