Ahhh Family!

What a wonderful time of year.  A time to gather with family and friends to celebrate the Holidays.  I hope that is the case for you and yours this season.  It is a time to reflect on the year gone by and look forward with great optimism to 2018.  If you are traveling to visit grandma beyond our area, please drive safely on the ever-changing winter roads.

This time of year may also create some family tension that manifests itself when members see each other infrequently.  If your young ones have displayed certain behavioral issues and now, extended family members see those issues for the first time, please listen to their loving, caring advice.  It may be worth heeding.

When the holiday season is over I would like to invite you to visit my website sussmankids.com.  Take a look and see the services that I provide.  If you wish, we will schedule a New Year’s meeting with you and your children to evaluate the situation.  Once again, Happy Holidays to all of you in New York and New Jersey.

2017 44TH ANNUAL MERRY TUBA CHRISTMAS AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER

2017 44TH ANNUAL MERRY TUBA CHRISTMAS AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER

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"Hundreds of tenor and bass tuba players will congregate on The Rink at Rockefeller Center, 49th and 50th streets between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 3:30pm to play Christmas carols and other crowd favorites."

Fifteen year-olds Should be Banished to an Imaginary Island!

Say what?  We hope that this tongue-in-cheek headline got your attention.  On a recent TV show, one of the characters said that “15-year-olds should be put on an island for a year”.  It was a joke, of course, but it illustrates the frustration that parents have when raising young teenagers.  Remember, you were there once!

What if you have a 15-year-old (or so) child that simply refuses regular psychotherapy, but you know it would make a world of difference?  Perhaps they have been diagnosed with a mood disorder, ADD, or anxiety.  With the proliferation of social networking and other mass media it is harder to be a teenager these days.

Recognize, react, and proceed with bull-dogged determination.  This is YOUR kid’s future we are talking about!  Start with a call to noted child psychotherapist Dr. Steven Sussman. Dr. Sussman has developed a successful innovative approach for teens who do not want or benefit from traditional counseling.  He will arrange a meeting with you and your child at his Mountainside NJ office or his Staten Island NY office.  Make that call today at (908) 217-8106.

Things To Do in New York in December

Things To Do in New York in December

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"There are lots of great things to do in New York in December.  For starters, winter sports abound, whether you like to play, watch, or both. Shopping reaches a fever pitch this month, from crafts and artists’ markets to flea markets to sample sales and more."