Inspiration and Expert Information for Families & Children in Distress
David C Hall, MD, Child Adolescent and Family Psychiatry
Resources for Parents:
Brief Overview & Resources
Life is difficult. So say the Sufi monks and so said Dr. Scott Peck in his book The Road Less Traveled, which stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year. But that's not all.
Parenting is difficult. To expect otherwise is to set yourself up for escalating frustration. Under the best of circumstances parenting small children under school age is a continuous drain on your energy and a constant demand for vigilance. Small children, unlike cats, do not have nine lives. At this stage of family life your children have taken over your heart and your free time. You're lucky to use the bathroom alone. Privacy, spousal intimacy, and friends apart from childcare can be vanishingly rare. Double the trouble if you're single or divorced or in a conflicted parenting partnership.
Elementary age children can be great fun, but still need close supervision, especially if there are (click to continue)
