School Refusal: A Five Step Playbook
In movies, we often see the following scene unfold: A parent walks their child to the bus stop, exchanging smiles, laughs and googly-eyed glances [...]
The Truth about Children and Time-Outs
Not long ago, a parent of a young child I was working with provided me with an unsolicited synopsis of a parenting book they [...]
Five Ways to Get Children to Do Homework
As a clinical child psychologist, I will often joke with parents, “if schools got rid of homework your life may be easier, but I [...]
Dr. Sam’s Top Book Picks for Parents!
Without fail, I am asked every week by a parent for a book recommendation on a particular topic related to childhood mental health. From [...]
“Grounding” Teens: What is it Really Good For?
There are three words I heard almost every week as a teenager. You. Are. Grounded. Although my mother, using more autocratic terminology, called it [...]