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How Parenthood Changes Your Relationship—And Why Therapy Can Help You Stay Connected
Bringing a new baby into the world is one of life’s most beautiful transitions, but also one of the most emotionally intense. If you’re...

Baltimore Therapy Center
Jul 105 min read


How Do You Handle Different Parenting Styles When You’re Divorced?
If parenting is known to be a hard job, co-parenting is even harder. After a divorce, the relationship between you and your now-ex changes significantly. How can you manage different

Raffi Bilek
Nov 6, 20237 min read


How to Have a Sex Life When You Have Kids (Yes, It's Possible!)
Every couple goes through it. Some were expecting it, some get blindsided. But it is totally normal to find that once you have kids, your sex life just isn’t the same as it was before.

Raffi Bilek
Mar 8, 20239 min read


Co-parenting Rules: How to Ensure the Best Outcome for Your Kids After a Divorce
<p>Divorce stinks. Even when it’s the best option, it’s still a bad option. And this is doubly so when there are kids involved. (Actually, that’s probably an understatement. A divorce with no children is painful; […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jun 7, 20218 min read


Why Don’t My Adult Children Want to Talk to Each Other?
There are many reasons adults may decide to stop talking to their siblings. Old wounds from their childhood interactions are a major culprit, as are ongoing personality differences that cause friction. Often a major life event will lead to a break, such as a Thanksgiving dinner gone awry, or, regrettably, the death of a parent and the inheritance squabbles that can ensue.

Raffi Bilek
Aug 14, 20194 min read


Why Don't My Adult Children Want to Talk to Me?
There is little more painful than being cut off by your kids. Let's talk about what you can do about it.

Raffi Bilek
Jul 22, 20194 min read


Parenting Tools: Noticing
<p>Young children are constantly running to their parents to show them what they’re doing or playing with – “Mommy look! I put a hat on the baby doll!” “Daddy, see the picture I drew?” Often […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jun 14, 20173 min read


A Simple Parenting Tool & Stories
<p>I’d like to share with you a handy parenting tool that is easier to use than it might sound. It’s nothing brilliant or novel – just one of those things sitting under your nose all […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jun 5, 20173 min read


Time Management for Busy Moms and Others
<p>Life in the modern era has become more and more of a sophisticated juggling act. Time management skills have become increasingly important: work, family, leisure, health – managing all our responsibilities is no easy feat. […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
May 2, 20162 min read


4 Things to Do to Make Child Rearing Easier
<p>Here’s another article I wrote for Marriage.com, offering a few simple tips for making life as a parent a little bit easier: http://www.marriage.com/advice/parenting/4-things-to-do-to-make-child-rearing-easy/ Learn more about our parenting support services here.</p>

Raffi Bilek
Feb 29, 20161 min read


My New Favorite Parenting Expert!
<p>I recently chanced across an article by Andrea Nair and was so appreciative of it that I looked her up and ended up finding dozens more really helpful articles. I agree with almost everything she […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jun 1, 20151 min read


Modern Communication Tools for Parents
<p>This morning while dropping my kids off at school I spotted a mom driving her minivan into the carpool line while talking on a handheld cellphone. I don’t know what the laws are in other […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
May 28, 20152 min read
Parenting Issue: Children & iPads
<p>I’m on TV! WBAL-TV interviewed me for my take on toddlers using iPads (See the accompanying article at http://www.wbaltv.com/news/limiting-childs-screentime-difficult-battle-for-parents/32819168). Unfortunately, I think they did a so-so job representing my opinions, so let me clarify a […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
May 6, 20153 min read


Free-Range Parenting
<p>A local Maryland couple in the news has once again raised discussion and debate about the free-range parenting movement. Read more about it, including my opinions as quoted therein, at http://jewishtimes.com/36553/free-range. Learn more about our […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
May 4, 20151 min read


Parenting in the iPhone Age
<p>An article I wrote in a local paper on a modern-day topic: http://jewishtimes.com/31779/parenting-in-the-iphone-age/ Learn more about our parenting workshops here.</p>

Raffi Bilek
Dec 10, 20141 min read


Positive parenting wont make up for yelling, insulting
<p>I thought this was a powerful article on positive parenting about the effect we as parents have on our children. Check it out: Young adults who had been criticized, insulted or threatened by a parent […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Oct 8, 20141 min read


Kids Hear EVERYTHING
<p>Recently, I was sitting at dinner with my wife and kids and discussing the mundane issues of daily life. At one point my wife mentioned to me something about putting the kids in camp for an […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Aug 28, 20142 min read


Parenting Help for the Common Parent
<p>The following is a true story. My three-year-old was having a little attitude attack as my wife and I were trying to coax her into joining me in bed for a nap. She was […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jun 8, 20143 min read
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