Bianca Sales, LCSW Psychotherapy & Consulting

05/07/2019

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An annual tuneup for your parenting toolkit! Raise happy, well-adjusted kids using Positive Parenting. 16 amazing experts show you how! FREE and online.

06/08/2017

"teach kids healthy conflict resolution skills, like listening, expressing their own needs without attacking the other person, and looking for win-win solutions."

“In many sibling relationships the rate of conflict can be high, but the fun times in the backyard and the basement more than balance it out. This net-positive is what predicts a good relationship later in life. In contrast, siblings who simply ignored each other had less fighting, but their relatio...

03/28/2017

21 ways to get closer to your child

"I watch their softly tousled heads slumbering on their pillows, and sadness wells up in me. Have I drunk in their smiles and laughter and hugged them, or have I just checked things off my to-do list today? They're growing so quickly. One morning I may wake up and one of my girls will be getting mar...

02/18/2017

Children can be our biggest motivation to become the best version of ourselves

02/15/2017

01/18/2017

"Taking a positive approach to discipline and parenting has the potential to raise resilient, kind, empathetic children. Children that feel ready and able to stand up for themselves."

The stronger your relationship with your child the more your child will feel well, secure and capable of facing daily challenges. Treating children with respect when setting limits is part of an ef…

01/18/2017

More self-care, self-awareness and compassion for yourself.

"I've been working hard not to yell at my kids. But sometimes I just can't help it. I explode, and then I feel so guilty. I know it isn't really what my kids are doing, it's just me, having a hard day. Is it really possible to stop yelling? What's the secret?" The secret is compassion. For your chil...

01/18/2017

"From the moment of birth, the attachment bond a child develops with the primary caregiver (usually, but not always, the mother) becomes their framework for emotional wellbeing."

Why modeling adult affection matters.

01/18/2017

"Can you see how our children are our master teachers? They trigger us in all the right ways to point us towards our greatest possibilities for personal growth, if only we can view our triggers through this lens."

A mindful parent is wise, calm, and always knows just what to do in any given parenting situation. Right? Right? Maybe not so much. I began focusing ...