Anxiety: Ages and Stages
By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) Q: All children are scared of separating from their parents and often are afraid of the dark, but how do I...
Read moreIs Being PERFECT a Good Thing?
Is Being PERFECT a Good Thing? By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) Q: I always try to be perfect. I wish it was easier for me, but...
Read moreCompliments and Criticism
Compliments and Criticism By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) Q: Why is it so hard for me to accept criticism? I feel like it will help me...
Read moreMaking Friends as an Adult
Making Friends as an Adult By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) Q: Recently, you answered a question from a mother concerned about her daughter’s lack of friends....
Read moreADHD and Dyslexia
ADHD and Dyslexia By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) Q: My child has been struggling with reading for a while, but now she seems to be struggling...
Read moreJoin the Social Skill Challenge!
Join the Social Skills Challenge By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) It’s back to school time, but are we teaching all of the important subjects? Yes, we’ve...
Read moreWho’s in Denial? Not Me!
Who’s in Denial? Not Me! By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) Author C.S. Lewis once famously said, “Denial is the shock absorber for the soul. It protects...
Read moreWho Likes Criticism?
Who Likes Criticism? By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) I’ve been graded, rated, and ranked. Coached, screened, and scored. I’ve been picked first, picked last, and not...
Read moreTrigger Some New Habits
Trigger Some New Habits By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) These past 18 months have seen the world reevaluate all sorts of things that we once deemed...
Read moreThe Power of Birth Order
The Power of Birth Order By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) Moshe, Yechezkhel, and Dovid were playing in the living room while their mother made dinner. Eight-year-old...
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