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Holiday Gift Guide: For Grandparents

Charcoal portrait, prices vary from Fine Portraiture in Charcoal by Elizabeth Mayer Humboldt Penguin Etched Tumbler, $45 from Saint Louis

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And A Happy New Year

The holiday season is here, and it’s a time for coming together as a community to celebrate. It’s also a

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Parent Trap: Sensitive Kids

I recently interviewed psychiatrist Dr. Judith Orloff, author of The Empath’s Survival Guide, on my podcast, Raising Daughters, about the

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Gift Guide: For the Kids

Meri Meri Winter Ballerina Charm Bracelet Advent Calendar, $55.99 from Urban Fort Morado Designs St. Louis Map Art Infant &

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Hooked on Books: 11.5.25

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante | This is the first book in a series of four about the friendship between

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Parent Trap: Trouble with Labels

Seventh-grader Natalia came in to see me for counseling because she was engaging in major power struggles with her parents.

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Parent Trap: Listening Context

In the 19th century, a zoo owner bought an elephant from India. After just a few days, the docile elephant’s

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STL Spooky

From glowing jack-o-lanterns and spooky skeletons to creepy stories and sweet treats, Halloween brings many hair-raising events to the STL

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Parent Trap: What About Me?

Natalia, a 7-year-old, came to see me in my counseling practice because she had run away three times in the

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Parent Trap: I Don’t Care

I counsel so many girls who are unhappy and resentful because they are not getting their needs met at home