Dr. Tali Shenfield holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Toronto and is a licensed school and clinical psychologist. She has taught at the University of Toronto and has worked at institutions including the Hospital for Sick Children, Hincks-Dellcrest Centre, TDSB, and YCDSB. Dr. Shenfield is the Founder and Clinical Director of Advanced Psychology Services.
On the surface, your teen’s life may look easy: After all, adolescents get to enjoy a lot of adult privileges, like independent socializing and driving, without having to cope with adult responsibilities. However, while it’s true that most teens don’t have to pay bills or care for dependents, they face numerous stressors that adults don’t have ...
One of the greatest challenges parents face when trying to cultivate a parenting style is adapting standard methods to suit the unique traits of their child. Though a consistent, balanced approach to parenting works most of the time, some children invariably require more (or less) discipline and guidance than others. Rules that are sensible when applied to a neurotypical child ...
Most people parent intuitively; their parenting choices are informed by their beliefs, personality type, and the way they were raised. When two parents have markedly different outlooks or backgrounds, disagreements over how to manage discipline and set boundaries can therefore become a real issue. If both parents remain inflexible in their stance, what started as a parent-child issue can quickly ...
We all want to protect our children from disappointment and ensure they have the best possible opportunities in life, but lawnmower parents take these natural desires to extremes. Unlike helicopter parents, who closely monitor their children’s lives and offer sometimes excessive support, lawnmower parents proactively intervene in their children’s affairs. They may take drastic measures to achieve success ...
Being your child’s best friend may seem like a hallmark of successful parenting, but the reality of this dynamic is far from optimal. Children and adults have vastly different needs, capabilities, and preferences, so they can’t function as peers. By default, kids need the adults in their lives to provide a sense of security, which requires a certain ...
Most children naturally want to excel at school; they want to please their parents and earn recognition from their teachers and peers. If your child isn’t completing his or her work on time, appears to be struggling with certain skills, or is losing interest in school altogether, it’s therefore prudent to consider the possibility of a learning disability. ...
Ever since cameras became available to the average consumer, parents have been capturing - and sharing - images of their kids’ major milestones. Over the last decade, however, the way we share photos of our children has taken on a digital dimension that comes with a unique set of considerations. Sharing pictures of your children on social media can violate ...
Learning disabilities take many different forms, though they all involve some type of information processing difficulty. If your child is struggling at school, knowing how to identify the diverse signs of a learning disability (LD) can help you seek the support your child needs. Testing for a learning disability can also verify or rule out the presence of other conditions ...
The human brain processes all sensory information whether or not you are fully aware of it. Most children are able ...
For parents, even the little white lies that children sometimes tell - e.g., claiming to have completed their homework ...
As children grow older, their behaviours change dramatically. While a hysterical tantrum over something minor is completely normal at two ...
