If you find yourself wondering if your time on the Internet and social media is harming your child, then you’ll want to read on. According to recent research, children as young as eight are experiencing a host of problems due to social media use. Even Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, wants to help us untangle our wired lives. She recently started an online community called Dot Complicated and has published a new children’s picture book Dot., about a little girl … [Read more...]
Untangling Our Wired Lives: A Plan for Parenting On and Offline
October 20, 2013 By Alison Block
Filed Under: Children/ Parenting, Social Media/ Technology Tagged With: anxiety, behavior, bully, child, children, communicate, conversation, culture, cyber, facebook, feel, friend, information, internet, life, media, online, post, social, technology, time, virtual
Cognitive Therapy: Taking Control of Your Negative Thoughts and Feelings
September 18, 2013 By Alison Block

Maybe a few of these situations sound familiar? Does bad luck creep into your life often? Do you find it hard to shake off a passing comment from a friend? Do you frequently anticipate aggravating conversations with coworkers? Are you physically tired due to a lack of sleep from feeling depressed and anxious? Do you overreact when your child misbehaves? Your frustrations and feelings of sadness, anger, and anxiousness may seem uncontrollable, but did you know that you could learn tools … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem/ Self-Image Tagged With: adults, anxiety, behavior, bullying, children, Cognitive Therapy, depression, divorce, emotions, feelings, low-self esteem, patient, psychotherapy, teens, therapeutic, therapist, thoughts


