When your daughter is struggling, one of the hardest questions a parent can ask is: "Does she need more help than we can provide at home?" Many parents spend months, or even years, trying outpatient therapy, school supports, medication changes, behavior plans, and countless conversations before considering residential treatment. The truth is that residential treatment is not about giving up on your child. It is about providing a higher level of support when your daughter's em

As a part of working with families, one of the fears I hear most often is the worry of what could happen to our child in residential...

November is national adoption month in the USA. Let's take a deeper look at what we know, or think we know, about adoption and it's...

When I first thought about parenting, I must admit it was all about me. I thought about what I imagined my experience as a mother would...

Callling out the tendency to blame mothers for the things we cannot control