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Dara Friedman-Wheeler

Dara Friedman-Wheeler

Thank you, Elizabeth Wurtzel

My maternal grandmother died of breast cancer in her 50s. I was four, so I didn’t really get to know her. The generation in between us has…

Jan 1

Thank you, Elizabeth Wurtzel

Jan 1

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Clever Behaviorist Self-Care

The stressors of the last year+ of COVID-19 led me to identify some really key self-care strategies. I apparently do better — am calmer…

May 27, 2021

May 27, 2021

Dara Friedman-Wheeler

Note to College Administrators: “Everyone else is doing it” is Actually Not the Best Way to Make…

“Everyone else is doing it…” may not be the best rationale for health-related decisions. Many colleges and universities are currently…

Jun 16, 2020

the word “choice” on a blackboard, surrounded by arrows pointing in different directions

Jun 16, 2020

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Clever Behaviorist Kid: Exposure

My kids (or at least Serena) seem to have been born with an intuitive understanding of exposure. I mean, I get that behavior therapy didn’t…

Jul 28, 2018

Jul 28, 2018

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Staying in Bed: The Second Child

Serena wasn’t so into staying in her big-kid bed at first, but I managed to train her to stay in it.

Jul 19, 2018

Jul 19, 2018

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Why Daniel Tiger Should Raise My Kids

Daniel Tiger was in the news a bit, this week (for the total awesomeness of the series, of course). Reminded me that I should post this…

Jul 18, 2018

Jul 18, 2018

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Interrupting

Serena interrupts. Me, other adults who are speaking… All the time. Well, OK, not all the time. But a lot. It’s gotten worse. I mean, it…

Jul 9, 2018

Jul 9, 2018

Dara Friedman-Wheeler

Interrupting

I’m back! And I just noticed that the title of this one is a bit ironic, given that there’s been an interruption in my posts of, well, just…

Jul 9, 2018

Jul 9, 2018

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Please

When Ben was 3, we had a massive snow storm that kept us home for about a week. Rob helped our neighbor with something (cleaning off her…

Jan 19, 2018

Jan 19, 2018

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Mornings

Are mornings stressful at your house? They are, at mine. And honestly, I think I get off easy. Both parents are home to try to get kids out…

Jan 12, 2018

Jan 12, 2018

Dara Friedman-Wheeler

Dara Friedman-Wheeler

Dara Friedman-Wheeler, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist, research psychologist, and author of the book Being the Change.

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