Jamie LeBoeuf
Connecting with Your Teen :: The Importance of Building Rapport
With any client that I have in therapy, one of our most important tasks is to build rapport. Just imagine being in the client’s position -- you walk in to a total stranger’s office...
Mommy Can I Help? :: Sacrificing Efficiency for Teachable Moments
“Mommy can I help?” These are the words I hear from my three-year-old almost daily. As preschoolers, they always want to help. But “help” is a loose interpretation isn’t it? When a little person...
We Don’t Bring Friends on Vacation
One of the many joys of parenthood and family life for my husband and me is taking vacations. From the time that our first child was just an infant we have always tried to...
This is Us :: Why We Can’t Get Enough of Our Favorite TV Family
About a month ago, my husband asked, “Have you been hearing about this new show, This is Us?” I had heard of it on Facebook once or twice but I really didn’t know much...
Teaching my Children to Talk to Strangers
I encourage my children to talk to strangers.
I realize that statement might sound a little strange, so let me explain.
Stranger Danger
For generations the standard parenting safety advice has been “Don’t talk to strangers.” In...