Brooklyn Parent Therapy

Brooklyn Parent Therapy Therapy for parents who don't want their childhood history to become their parenting story. Offering online sessions to New York State residents!

✨ Happy (almost) New Year from Brooklyn Parent Therapy! ✨This year in review? In 2025, we learned with tools and strate...
12/31/2025

✨ Happy (almost) New Year from Brooklyn Parent Therapy! ✨

This year in review? In 2025, we learned with tools and strategies to prioritize your well-being as a parent, including:
☕ Discovering why "good enough" parenting is sometimes perfect, and how to maintain that.
💡 Low-Pressure Parenting: Learning how reducing the pressure in your home can help your family thrive.
🌍 Reflecting on the power of community care starting at home.
📖 Recommending Parenting Books: Connect with your child through various literary lenses; powerful ways to let your child know that you're present and supportive.

💛 You let this be the year you reset, reconnect, and thrive. Thank you for being a part of the Brooklyn Parent Therapy community!

No matter how old your child is, you’re going to encounter challenging aspects of parenting that you just can’t change. ...
12/29/2025

No matter how old your child is, you’re going to encounter challenging aspects of parenting that you just can’t change. Challenges come in the form of loss, physical and mental health issues, death, disappointments, divorce, daily frustrations, natural disasters - pandemics! It’s natural that you sometimes get stuck in a swirl of chaotic emotions, having thoughts like, “Why me?!” or “This is so unfair!” or “This shouldn’t be happening!” When you’re in this state of agitation that seems beyond your ability to cope, you can minimize your uncomfortable feelings by practicing radical acceptance.

⭐ 6 Steps For Practicing Radical Acceptance
👉🏾 Notice when you’re resisting reality.
👉🏾 Name the feelings that arise as a result of your non-accepting thoughts.
👉🏾 Notice how the agitation is showing up in your body.
👉🏾 Make an inner commitment to accept reality.
👉🏾 Focus on the facts of the situation, rather than the story you’re telling yourself about those facts.
👉🏾 Use self-talk and mantras.

Dr. Nanika Coor is a Brooklyn, New York based clinical psychologist, respectful parenting consultant, and mindful parenting activist helping cycle-breaking parents who don't want their childhood history to become their parenting destiny. Learn more about her work at Brooklyn Parent Therapy.

✨ This holiday season, remember: connection matters more than correction. ✨When parenting feels tough—especially during ...
12/26/2025

✨ This holiday season, remember: connection matters more than correction. ✨
When parenting feels tough—especially during the chaos of family gatherings, travel stress, or big feelings from your kids—try shifting your focus. Instead of aiming to fix behaviors in the moment, center your relationship with your child. Playfulness, understanding, and empathy strengthen your bond and reduce the need for reactive discipline.

Even when limits need to be set, returning to connection can restore safety and trust for both of you. 🌟

Take a breath. Offer yourself compassion. You're doing more than enough. 💛
I talk all about "drop into experience" in Project Parenthood episode #704 “ How to reduce parental stress with mindfulness”

"Instead of striving toward an idea of how things could or should be with your child, practicing mindfulness can help you be with what is, and parent from the place you and your child are actually in moment by moment."

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✨ Happy Holidays from Dr. Nanika Coor of Brooklyn Parent Therapy ✨The holiday season can be beautiful—and it can also be...
12/24/2025

✨ Happy Holidays from Dr. Nanika Coor of Brooklyn Parent Therapy ✨

The holiday season can be beautiful—and it can also be heavy. If this time of year feels tough for you, know that you're not alone.

Whatever obstacle you're facing this season, let this be your gentle reminder to extend compassion to yourself. You don’t have to meet anyone else’s expectations today—not even your own.

Take a deep breath. Take a moment. Take care of yourself. ❤️

Feel free to save, share, or tag someone who might need this today.

“When you have a shared language ... and then practice relational repair using that framework, your child begins to expe...
12/19/2025

“When you have a shared language ... and then practice relational repair using that framework, your child begins to experience the taking of accountability after mistakes as something safe, collaborative, and rooted in connection rather than shame.”
“How do you get your kid to take accountability for their mistakes?”—Dr. Nanika Coor
from the project parenthood project episode, “How do you get your kid to take accountability for their mistakes?”

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A mid-week Brooklyn Parent Therapy Resource!🌱 Established more than 45 years ago, P.E.T. was the first national program ...
12/17/2025

A mid-week Brooklyn Parent Therapy Resource!

🌱 Established more than 45 years ago, P.E.T. was the first national program to teach parents how to communicate more effectively with kids, and to offer step-by-step advice for resolving family conflict. This beloved classic is the most studied, highly praised, and proven parenting program in the world.

Ready to hit those parenting milestones:? Read:
🌟Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children by Dr. Thomas Gordon.

✨ Tag someone you'd love to read these with or share your favorite communication tips below!

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“Kids aren’t born knowing about social skills like gaining/respecting consent, cooperation, communication, reciprocity a...
12/15/2025

“Kids aren’t born knowing about social skills like gaining/respecting consent, cooperation, communication, reciprocity and negotiation - or the importance of being friendly, helpful, fun and kind to people you want to maintain connections with. So talk about these concepts in everyday life as being important in any relationship that you care about and want to maintain.”

-Dr. Nanika Coor from the project parenthood project episode, “7 Tips for Navigating Your Child’s Friendship Challenges”

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Today’s the day! 🎉Join me LIVE on IG at 12:45pm EST for a quick, powerful dive into the tools and skills that help you f...
12/15/2025

Today’s the day! 🎉

Join me LIVE on IG at 12:45pm EST for a quick, powerful dive into the tools and skills that help you fix ruptures with your child after a conflict.

Having a respectful parenting lens is crucial in ensuring a positive relationship with your kid. Come learn the tools and strategies that help you to steady yourself, protect your kids' emotional wellbeing, and compassionate ways to reframe these intense moments.

✨ Come learn and get some support!

🎥 Live on IG at 12:45pm EST. Tag a parent friend to come too!

🎧 Project Parenthood Podcast Episode !🎉 “How do you get your kid to speak up for themselves?”💥 on 💥Is making sure your...
12/12/2025

🎧 Project Parenthood Podcast Episode !
🎉 “How do you get your kid to speak up for themselves?”
💥 on 💥

Is making sure your child isn’t a doormat feel fraught with worry about them being “too aggressive”? In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor guides parents through the foundational skills of respectful self-advocacy and how to cultivate them in your child, helping your child move through social challenges with more self-understanding and ease.

“The shift from controlling outcomes to supporting your child’s self-advocacy is a profound move toward liberation for both of you.”

Check out podcast episode here!:
https://project-parenthood.simplecast.com/episodes/how-do-you-get-your-kid-to-speak-up-for-themselves

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Q: "I find it difficult to be present and when I try to be present, all I think about is trying to be present"A: "Trying...
12/10/2025

Q: "I find it difficult to be present and when I try to be present, all I think about is trying to be present"

A: "Trying to be present means that you are not present."

The key to listening and being present is to focus entirely on what they are saying, helping you connect with them in a meaningful way and can ultimately lead to deeper relationships. In this video, Dr. Kanojia, one of the "world's leading expert on modern mental health issues," discusses how to be present in a conversation.

Check out more of his work here:
https://www.healthygamer.gg/dr-alok-kanojia

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Do you ever feel like your conversations with your child are hitting a dead end? That no matter what you say, the messag...
12/08/2025

Do you ever feel like your conversations with your child are hitting a dead end? That no matter what you say, the message just isn't getting through?

Parents often fall prey to common communication roadblocks but building stronger connections with your children can be resolved by listening more deeply.

⭐ Co-regulate your kid's frustration with these tips:
👉🏾Recognize their efforts
👉🏾Acknowledge their feelings
👉🏾Praise the process

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🎧 Project Parenthood Podcast Episode !🎉 “Am I failing my child if they need a screen to cope at family gatherings?”💥 on...
12/05/2025

🎧 Project Parenthood Podcast Episode !
🎉 “Am I failing my child if they need a screen to cope at family gatherings?”
💥 on Quick and Dirty Tips 💥

In this episode, Dr. Nanika Coor explains how unresolved relational trauma can fuel a parent's reactive anger, and how understanding your own nervous system can help you respond to your child in more connected, calm, and intentional ways.

“Your reactive anger, whether it looks like yelling, the ‘silent treatment’, or withholding empathy and comfort, ultimately erodes the felt sense of safety and connection your child needs to thrive in the world.”

Check out podcast episode here!:
https://project-parenthood.simplecast.com/episodes/why-does-my-kid-always-push-my-buttons

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Dr. Nanika Coor| Providing Online Therapy for Parents in New York State

I’m a New York State clinical psychologist providing therapy for parents grounded in the principles of respectful parenting. I help parent process relational wounds from the past and have more fulfilling relationships with their children in the present. Learn concrete strategies for changing negative relationship patterns and becoming a more mindful, conscious, attuned, proactive and non-punitive caregiver. Find joy in being the connected, compassionate and peaceful parent that you truly want to be.