by Dana Basu, PsyD | Mar 22, 2020 | Anxiety, Childhood Mental Health, Coping
Across the nation, lives have been turned upside down. Many of us have been asked, if not ordered, to stop participating in the routines that have become the fabric of family life – school drop offs, recreational and sports activities, play dates, eating out,...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Jun 23, 2019 | Childhood Mental Health, Coping, Parent Mental Health
How many times in your parenting journey have you encountered a situation that made you wish magic wands were real and available for your immediate gratification? I can’t count the number of times I’ve had that wish. We all talk about that parenting manual we wish we...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Dec 10, 2018 | Childhood Mental Health, Mental Health Basics
Life wouldn’t be life without the wave of emotions we all feel. We need to experience the lows of sadness and anger in order to appreciate the highs of excitement and joy. But knowing our emotions isn’t something that inherently comes with the package. While we all...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Oct 24, 2018 | Childhood Mental Health, Coping, Mental Health Basics
Boo loves to ride tricycles. She does so practically every day when she’s at school, and she also loves to ride when visiting her cousin’s house. I had been thinking about getting her one, but wanted to wait a bit and give it to her as a Christmas gift. In the...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Oct 15, 2018 | Anxiety, Childhood Mental Health, Coping
The other day I was spending some time outside with Boo and Squish. Although we were in a community area, no one else was around us. So we were just doing our own thing, like singing songs and playing silly games with each other. Everyone was laughing and having a...
by Dana Basu, PsyD | Oct 2, 2018 | Anxiety, Childhood Mental Health, Coping
There are times in each child’s life, despite all of our best parenting efforts, that they will encounter major obstacles to their well being. For some it might be physical health, for others it might be academics, and for others it might be emotional or...
