Parenting & the Older Adopted Child: 2017

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Playing the Parenting Game for Keeps

When Brazil faced Germany for soccer’s World Cup finals, it was the pinnacle of Brazilian pride in our household...

https://www.parent.co/playing-the-parenting-game-for-keeps/

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Building Families One Adoption at a Time as printed in the
American Psychological Association (APA) Monitor

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2017/05/building-families.aspx

Monday, July 24, 2017

Kramer vs. Who?

I caught the movie “Kramer vs. Kramer” the other day. I first saw the movie when I was a young teen in the 1970’s, too young to really understand its significance at the time. Now though, as a single adoptive father...

https://www.parent.co/kramer-versus-who/

Father and His Two Children Playing on the Beach

Dr. Gary Matloff, licensed psychologist & author

Dr. Matloff is a licensed psychologist and nationally certified school psychologist, who specializes in treating children and teens through college for a variety of behavioral, social, and emotional concerns. Dr. Matloff's well-rounded education and training equips him with the ability to understand and treat problems from a multitude of perspectives. He has been providing clinical and psychoeducational services for the past twenty years in a variety of settings, including community mental health centers, day treatment, residential, and public schools, and private practice.

Dr. Matloff is first and foremost a father; he adopted his two sons from Brazil when they were eight and eleven years old, as he narrates in his book, See You Tomorrow...Reclaiming the Beacon of Hope. Dr. Matloff understands first-hand the joys and challenges involved in raising children today, enriching his ability to relate with parents at their level.