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When Is Your Child Ready For A Smartphone?

September 13, 2016 by Dr. Gary Brown

Dr. Gary Brown, Counseling and therapy in LA, is your child ready for a smartphone

For parents, this is a frequently discussed topic in my office. When IS the right time for my child to have a smartphone? Unfortunately, there is no cookie cutter, cut-and-dry answer. As with everything, it has a lot of layers. ...read more

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: how to raise responsible children, parenting advice, pros and cons of a smartphone, smartphone, smartphones for kids, when are kids ready for a smartphone

Why Our Kids Need To Learn Resilience, Now More Than Ever

September 6, 2016 by Dr. Gary Brown

Dr. Gary Brown, Family Counseling, Parenting, Teaching Kids Resilience

Ok. I just did a word check on this. It’s long. But this is such an important topic for you and your children, that more time and space was devoted to this blog than I usually do. As you read this, you’ll understand why.   What is resilience? First, let’s define the term. The dictionary defines resilience as follows: the ability to become ...read more

Filed Under: Family, Parenting Tagged With: children, emotional health, how to teach children resilience, kids, kids and emotions, parenting, resilience

Babies With Briefcases? How To Help Your Child Be Truly Happy

August 30, 2016 by Dr. Gary Brown

Dr. Gary Brown, how to help your child be truly happy

When writing these blogs, I always try to find a picture that goes with the theme. Sometimes it takes quite a while to find it. This one was perfect. Even though this picture is posed, the looks on these kid’s faces pretty much covers it.   There is no doubt as parents we all want our children to succeed, whether in school, in sports, in ...read more

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: childhood, children, happy children, kids, parenting

Pokémon Go: What Parents Need to Know

August 2, 2016 by Dr. Gary Brown

Dr. Gary Brown, Pokemon Go, Los Angeles Counseling

Pokémon Go is the hottest game on the block and, although I admit initially I thought that it would be a quick fad, it’s proving to be the golden ticket for kids and parents, alike. In its first week, this was the most downloaded app on iTunes EVER with reportedly 15 million downloads. Pokémon was popular when many current parents were kids, so ...read more

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, family, family time, fun, gaming, gaming with kids, kids, playing, pokemon, pokemon go, what to know about pokemon go, what's good about pokemon go

Wondering How To Calm Your Crying Baby? Try This!

July 21, 2016 by Dr. Gary Brown

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While at dinner the other night with friends, we were talking about all the things we remember from when we were new parents. As a parent of three, I can certainly remember when each of them were babies. "How to Calm a Crying Baby" was something we all remember! Even though our children were relatively calm, there were certainly those times when ...read more

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: baby, dr. bob, dr. bob hamilton, how to calm a crying baby, parenting, the hold technique

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