“COVID Babies” Head to Kindergarten

         As parents and children prepare to go back to school, there’s a special cohort of kindergarteners heading to elementary school – “COVID Babies.”          These 5-year-olds were born during a time of face masks, social distancing and isolation, among other preventative measures and circumstances, that undeniably affected the development of these babies and toddlers when their […]

Supporting Children’s Emotional Training Wheels on Their Path to Autonomy

Moving from the familiar, what’s known, to the unfamiliar, what’s new and not yet known, involves change – resulting in growth. Growth is a constant battle of gain and loss – a kind of tug of war between losing what feels familiar and secure as we open ourselves up to new experiences that drive us […]