Let me tell you about two mothers named Faith and Hope – except they're not actually mothers, they're plants. Stay with me here, because this little story about succulent parenting might just change how you think about raising your kids.

Boys in Crisis: Finding Balance in Modern Education and Development

As a therapeutic educational consultant working with families every day, I've witnessed a concerning trend that author Richard Reeves captures perfectly in his book "Of Boys and Men": our boys are struggling, and they have been for some time. In my practice at Crossbridge, I see these challenges firsthand, but I also see hope in finding better ways to support all our children.

Give Yourself Grace: Essential Advice for Parents in 2025

In our daily work with families at Crossbridge, we see how much harder parenting has become. The rapid changes in technology and society have made raising children more complex than ever before. Parents come to us feeling overwhelmed, questioning their choices, and often carrying heavy guilt about their child's struggles. This is when we remind them to give themselves grace - parenting has never been harder than it is right now.

These words from "The Prophet" first found me in high school, gifted by a dear friend at a time when I was just beginning to understand my own identity. As an only child and the center of my parents' world, these lines shifted something fundamental in how I saw myself — not just as someone's daughter, but as an individual on my own unique journey.

Now, decades later, as both a parent and therapeutic consultant, Gibran's wisdom resonates with even greater depth.

When is it time to make a school change?

A conversation with David Bloom.

What does Taylor Swift have to do with helping your child cope with rejection? Great question.

Fair Play is Rodsky's answer to the imbalance of work that often crops up in managing a house and family. The book offers tools, techniques, and resources that help couples learn how to share responsibility for household tasks and decision-making in a way that works for the whole family. For families struggling with school stress or a mental health crisis, this structure is invaluable.

I spend about 20% of my time on the road, traveling to boarding schools, day schools, and therapeutic programs. All of this traveling adds up, and in the course of a year I will visit upwards of 100 different schools and programs. Some I love; some, not so much.

In that moment, I heard the tired voices of so many parents who have picked up the phone and called me, exhausted from years of phone calls and appointments and teachers conferences and therapies and interventions and evaluations. They so often feel like they have failed their children because the “results” weren’t what they expected or hoped for.