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Attachment Trauma & How To Heal Using Internal Family Systems
There are three principles that can help us understand human development. First, we are a species primed for survival. We seek to protect...
Cynthia Yoo
Mar 48 min read

The Impact Of Emotionally Unavailable or Immature Parents On Their Children
When we hear the term " narcissism ", we tend to think "self-centered, manipulative, deceitful, and conniving". While " narcissistic...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 23, 20236 min read

Effective Strategies For Supporting Your Child To Regulate And Ask For Help
What we know is that children need help - especially children who struggle with social, emotional, and learning differences. So why is it...
Cynthia Yoo
Apr 9, 202310 min read

Your Child Has A Neurodevelopmental Disorder - How To Process It & When To Tell Them
Parents are faced with many difficult decisions throughout the course of parenting. This is especially true for parents with children who...
Cynthia Yoo
Apr 9, 20238 min read

Why Children Lie and How Parents Can Best Respond To Them
What is a Lie? Put simply, it is when someone hides the truth and gives a false statement. Children tell lies (or non-truths) for a...
Cynthia Yoo
Mar 27, 20233 min read


Attachment Trauma - How to Heal From Your Childhood to Parent Your Child with Unconditional Love
Childhood is referred to as a "critical" or "sensitive" period of development. This is because the experiences that children are exposed...
Cynthia Yoo
Feb 27, 20237 min read


What Anxiety Looks Like in Children
When children are in their optimal state - calm alertness - we say that they are within their "window of tolerance." Children are feeling...
Cynthia Yoo
Dec 30, 20223 min read

ADHD & Learning Disabilities - Individualized Program Plans
What are IPPs? Children diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders are entitled to support for their learning differences and special...
Cynthia Yoo
Dec 24, 20223 min read

Anxiety & ADHD - The Big Overlap and How To Tell the Difference
There is an excellent article explaining how anxiety and ADHD overlap in terms of symptoms. It explains how they can look the same and...
Cynthia Yoo
Dec 21, 202214 min read

Effective Strategies to Support Your Child with Anxiety
Parents have a natural inclination to take care of, protect, and nurture their children. When you see your child overwhelmed with...
Cynthia Yoo
Dec 18, 20226 min read

Effective Strategies to Support Your Child with Executive-Functioning Challenges
Children who struggle with executive functioning have difficulty managing their emotions, resisting their impulses, and keeping...
Cynthia Yoo
Dec 15, 20225 min read

Effective Strategies to Support Your Child with Self-Regulation Challenges
When children consistently fail to meet our expectations, it is tempting to label them as oppositional, defiant, manipulative, and/or...
Cynthia Yoo
Dec 12, 20228 min read

Self-Regulation & Executive Functioning - Definition, Meaning, and Skills
Children who can self-regulate (calm when upset) are more able to learn and implement executive functioning skills (planning and...
Cynthia Yoo
Dec 9, 20223 min read

Effective Strategies to Support Your Child with ADHD
There are a variety of treatment and intervention strategies available to support children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 30, 20224 min read

Girls with ADHD - Unique Challenges
The vast majority of research and literature on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) pertains to boys. In light of the growing...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 27, 20224 min read

Learning Disabilities - Definition, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada is a non-profit organization that strives to build awareness, education, and advocacy...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 21, 20222 min read

ADHD - Definition, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a brain-based disorder (also called a "neurodevelopmental disorder") that impacts up...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 18, 20224 min read

HOW to Seek Additional Support for Your Child
Seeking a qualified professional Once you decide to seek additional support for your child, it’s important that you find someone who is...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 17, 20223 min read

WHEN to Seek Additional Support for Your Child
Children struggle when they are expected to do something that they don’t have the skills to efficiently master on their own. When the...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 16, 20222 min read


What All Children Need
As parents, we all strive to do the best we can for our child. Despite our best intentions, our efforts may fall short if we don’t know...
Cynthia Yoo
Nov 15, 20223 min read
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