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Snow Day Tips: How To Manage Your Children and Yourself on Snow Days

Staff, APPS2018-11-20T00:54:36+00:00

Leesburg Today, 01-23-2014 By: Dr. Michael Oberschneider As a child, the excitement of a snow day or two can bring great joy and the memories that follow can be magical and lifelong. For parents, however, snow days can be very stressful. We in Northern Virginia have had several snow days this winter, and we’ve just been handed another two in Loudoun County. And while the children and teens in my practice are thrilled, many parents I see are complaining about the extended time and lack of structure which have led to arguments, increased sibling rivalry and behavioral problems in the home. [...]

Snow Day Tips: How To Manage Your Children and Yourself on Snow DaysStaff, APPS2018-11-20T00:54:36+00:00

Dr. Michael Oberschneider Leesburg Today and Ashburn Today Article on Colorado Massacre

Staff, APPS2018-11-21T04:21:20+00:00

How to Handle the Colorado Massacre As A Parent In the aftermath of the Aurora, Colorado movie theater massacre, we are left in a state of shock and horror as a society and many questions still remain unanswered. Who is Mr. James Holmes and how and why could he do what he did? Beyond the shooter’s background or mindset and the now heated-up debate on gun policies and laws, the tragedy has reverberated across America and into the homes of families, leaving many parents and children anxious and fearful. As a child psychologist, I have been inundated with numerous questions from [...]

Dr. Michael Oberschneider Leesburg Today and Ashburn Today Article on Colorado MassacreStaff, APPS2018-11-21T04:21:20+00:00

Leesburg Psychologist Leesburg Psychiatrist

Staff, APPS2018-11-19T22:54:14+00:00

Published in Leesburg Today (May 4, 2009) A Look at Sexting Sexting, the practice of sending sexually explicit photos and messages between cell phones, has quickly become all the rage for many pre-teens and teens across the Nation. The phenomenon was first reported in 2005, and since then, parents, lawmakers and school systems have been grappling with how to deal with it. And Loudoun County is not immune to this phenomenon. In March of last year, Ting-Yi Oei, a 60-year-old assistant principal at Freedom High School in South Riding, Virginia was charged with child pornography in investigating sexting within his school. [...]

Leesburg Psychologist Leesburg PsychiatristStaff, APPS2018-11-19T22:54:14+00:00