Sadie Swims: A Lesson in Overcoming Your Fears
This past summer I was engaged in one of the toughest negotiations I have experienced to date. No, it was…
5 Ways To Help Your Child Increase Their Executive Functioning Skills
Children are still developing their executive functioning skills and find it challenging to prioritize, organize, manage their time, sustain work…
Women on the Front Lines – Sustaining Well-Being During This Time of Crisis
The virus’ impact and wreckage can be seen and felt in a myriad of ways: from the horrific rising death…
Raising the Next Generation of Empowered Women
“One of the exciting and also terrifying things about being a parent is the knowledge that how you raise your…
Setting Routines to Meet the New School Year with Success
We are at the crossroads of another transition. Summer is coming to an end, and the school year will soon…
Advice from a Mom to Her Daughter – the Teacher
The weekend before I first started teaching 15 years ago, I was filled with anxiety. I had trouble sleeping, my…
September, School, and Stress
As the new school year rolls in, so does the stress associated with the transition from summer to fall. Stress…
Sleep in the First Year of Life: Helping your baby develop healthy sleep hygiene
One of the biggest struggles parents have is getting their baby to sleep through the night and establishing routines that…
On Becoming a Mother
As an expectant mother I have begun to think about the type of parent I want to be and the…
Eternal Lessons From Eleanor Roosevelt
On my regular run through Riverside Park I pass Eleanor Roosevelt. I have come to depend on Eleanor’s comforting and…
Resilience and Hope
The majority of psychological research is focused on helping those who are already suffering with mental health issues. Stress is…
An Integrated Approach to ADHD
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can severely affect a child’s social, academic, and emotional functioning. In an opinion article on CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/01/opinions/adhd-pills-for-children-drexler/index.html)…
The Importance of Healthy Relationships
What is the secret to living a happy and healthy life? It could be that the answer is as simple…
Mindfulness Exercises
Over the past 25 years there has been extensive research into the benefits of living a more mindful life. What…
Healthy Eating
How many parents struggle every day to get their kids to eat healthier? Undoubtedly this is one of the major…
Executive Function
“When I was in elementary school I had one teacher every day for the whole day and she told me…
Getting Adequate Sleep
Healthy living for parents, teens and children involves getting adequate sleep. This something we all know intellectually, but can be…
Welcome to The Kahane Center Blog Page
It is said that parenting is the hardest job one will ever have (with the least formal training). It is…
