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Common Childhood Mental Health Disorders
Childhood is a time of rapid growth, exploration, and emotional development. To outside observers, this can sometimes look chaotic and...
Sarah Lesko
Feb 272 min read
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The Importance of Allowing your Children to Fail
The Importance of Allowing your Children to Fail When we love anyone as much as we love our children, we desperately want them to...
Sarah Lesko
Jan 233 min read
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The Impact of Relational Poverty on Parenting Young Children
I’ve seen and felt firsthand how relational poverty—defined as the lack of meaningful, supportive relationships—impacts people in...
Sarah Lesko
Dec 5, 20242 min read
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Toddlers and "Potty Talk"
Your neighborhood family therapist weighs in on: Potty Talk A few months back, I took my older kiddo on a playdate. In one, massively...
Sarah Lesko
Oct 23, 20243 min read
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How to Get Your Kids to Get Along
Preventing Sibling Rivalry I often have parents coming to me, desperate for ways to get their children to get along. “I know sibling...
Sarah Lesko
Aug 29, 20243 min read
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The Purpose of a Tantrum
Tantrums are a very common occurrence in early childhood; not so much in adulthood but if you’ve ever witnessed road rage, you know they...
Sarah Lesko
Jul 23, 20243 min read
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The Dreaded Morning Routines
Your neighborhood family therapist weighs in on Morning Routines Picture this: It’s a Monday morning and your lovely children are waking...
Sarah Lesko
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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Separation Anxiety- When Should a Parent Worry About Their Child's Worry
Separation Anxiety is a completely normal and expected occurrence in young children. However, normal and expected does not mean “easy to...
Sarah Lesko
May 21, 20243 min read
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