BERGEN COUNTY MOMS

Byron Katie, creator of The Work says, “When you argue with reality you lose… 100% of the time.” When you think “If only my teenager...

What are you (and every other parent) addicted to? Your child, of course, and the dreams you have before you even hold that baby in your...

On an online forum for parents of high school and college students I’m reading wonderful and not-so-wonderful posts. There is definitely...

At the start of the holiday season I wrote an article suggesting that holiday gatherings are useful times to evaluate possible changes in...

Sixty percent of students take five to six years to complete college (or don’t graduate at all). A big reason is that they are not...

I really want to decorate Christmas ornaments with the kids, but the thought of getting glitter into a box and then rolling the ornament...

My neighbor returned some children's books I lent her to read to her young daughters. Seeing the titles brought back all sorts of sweet...

As dementia progresses, individuals with this illness can resist taking medication. What can contribute to resistance or reluctance to...

Every time my husband goes to the gym early in the morning, he sees the same guy and that same guy comes up to him and says the same...

When families live at a distance, the holidays can be the only time to assess how an aging parent or relative is doing. It is useful to...

Every so often my computer or iPad has a glitch, or hiccup. My husband's advice is to shut it down and start over again. The computer...

If you're looking for the perfect superhero cape that can be personalized for any occasion, check out Sew Plain Jane. Started by a mom,...

No one likes to think about it, much less talk about it. But at some point, your loved one may not be able to do the things he or she...

Often I am asked what is the difference between normal aging and dementia. Although there are physical and cognitive changes for many as...

“In most ways, kids are pretty much the same as they’ve always been. Nuts. But in most ways, the world around them is incomprehensibly...

“I want mommy,” my 6-year-old says almost every single hour of the day. “NO Mommy do it,” my two-year-old yells emphatically to get out...

In a two-parent home (and with divorced couples, too) it's common for each of you to have different strengths and challenges when it...

“So much is written about the ages and stages of childhood and becoming an adult, yet we seldom flip the script to take a closer view of...

Last year I worked with a dad who shared a variety of concerns about his son. One was the possibility that his son was 'experimenting'...

Some time ago I worked with a mom who, as a consequence for some unpleasant behaviors, took away her 13-year old son's cell phone for...