What is it about the “fish in water” analogy that I find so appealing?  I have gone back to it again and again over the years and now I’m here once again!  It goes like this: The fish swims around in a body of water and this is his only known context (we know what [...]

The first key to parenting well during the challenging adolescent passage is understanding what's really going on inside our teen. Then we want to be smart about how we respond once we've tuned in.  Primary to my work with parents is the notion of parents providing a "container" in our interactions with our teens.  Both the [...]