By Molly Gratton, LCSW, RPT-S I am asked regularly if one should parent their adopted child differently than a biological child. The answer is...YES!  I praise parents when I am asked this as it demonstrates they have something....intuition, forethought,...

Interventions: The person inside my outside self Population: Ages 4 to adults Treatment Phase: Assessment/Working/Termination Treatment Goals: 1. To practice making positive self talk statements 2. To increase the client’s sense of competence/mastery of the...

Developing self-esteem is recognized as an important part of child development. Research noted in the Psychology of Infancy and Childhood tells us that unhealthy self-esteem in childhood can contribute to fear, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship problems, and...