As a marital therapist, I often hear from couples asking for a joint session where they can address their conflicts and communication breakdown. When I meet them in person, I realize what sometimes seems like a problem in their communication, goes far beyond. Conflicts that begin over how to discipline a child end up as a spousal battle. Our inability to find a common ground and navigate how to parent together can become a huge crisis... Read my full column on TheSwaddle.com

At the beginning of my career, during my internship at one of the local hospitals, my youngest client, whose developmental milestones I was checking, was three months old. When I extended my hand toward her, she would grab onto my finger; this is known as the Palmar Grasp Reflex. I was so touched by the first time she held onto my finger with her strong grip, that I have emotionally marked the moment as the beginning of my work with children... Read my full column on TheSwadd