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Shira Preiser, LMSW © 2025. This work is openly licensed via CC BY-NC-ND Picture a lighthouse and a boat in a storm.  The winds are howling, the rain is driving, the clouds make it too dark for anyone to see.  The boat is lost, alone, and vulnerable.  The lighthouse stands on the shore.  The same winds beat against its walls, the same rain pounds on the glass— but the lighthouse is steady.  It shines its light into the chaos threatening to engulf the little boat.  Because th

Shira Preiser, LMSW © 2025. This work is openly licensed via CC BY-NC-ND What was the first time you remember getting in trouble as a child?  Mine was forgetting my homework at home in first grade.  If I concentrate, I can still recall the emotions I felt, looking at the folder that was supposed to hold my worksheet: confusion, anger, and guilt.  You can probably recall a similar moment, one where you felt overwhelmed or ashamed. I often encounter parents who worry their chil