How do you raise your children to be self-confident? What should you do if your child is being bullied or if they are experiencing anxiety? What can you do to give them a head start on their reading skills? And how should you react if your child is diagnosed with a learning difficulty? Dr. Iris Yankelevich is both a psychotherapist and a parent, and she has been training teachers, guidance counselors, and other parents in the NYC public school system for over 25 years. She offers common-sense, easy-to-read solutions to some of the most common questions that parents are having. Raising children is no easy task-especially in today's world. Things have changed immensely in the past few generations, and parents need straightforward information. Parenting Today offers guidance on how to discipline and set limits for your children, how to prevent them from experimenting with drugs and alcohol, how to deal with television and the internet, and what to do if your child is developing emotional issues, like envy or rage.
About the Author: Iris Yankelevich, LCSW, is a psychologist, psychotherapist, professor and author. She is the founder and Clinical Director of Yes Psychotherapy and Educational Services in New York City. Since 1992, she has developed successful training programs for parents, teachers, counselors and children for the NYC public school system. Her "School for Parents" program, has been implemented in more than 450 NYC public schools. The program addresses issues such as violence prevention, substance abuse, gangs, teenage pregnancy and dropping out. After 9/11, she developed "Project Liberty", a program designed to help people cope with effects of the 9/11 tragedy. Iris Yankelevich graduated from the Universidad Del Salvador (Argentina) with a degree in Psychology and New York University (New York) with a degree in Licensed Clinical Social Work. She also studied Comparative Religion and Eastern Studies at Hebrew University (Israel). She has held adjunct professor positions at St. John's University and City University of New York. She has been interviewed extensively on radio and television as an expert on parenting topics. Her previous book on parenting was published in Spanish in 2006.