Author Archives: Dr. Sara Teichaman

Dr. Sara Teichman is a psychotherapist in private practice and Clinical Director at Etta Israel Center, a center for youth with special needs. In addition, she has many years of experience as an educator in both the public and the private sector and currently is a faculty member at Ma’alot College- Los Angeles and UCLA- Extension. Dr. Teichman frequently lectures in Los Angeles and other communities on clinical issues such as parenting, marriage, and child development. She also writes an advice column “Ask Dr. T” which appears in Jewish Life and Binah, a national magazine for the Jewish woman.

Building Self Esteem in Children

May 26, 2009 – 1:33 pm

Dear Dr. T, I’m worried about my 6 year old daughter who is beginning to show signs of what we and the school recognize as low self-esteem: she is very needy and feels unable to ‘do’ for herself. The way we see the situation, she is a real middle child: totally overpowered by a super-bright,

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Q and A with Dr. Sara Teichman “Desperate Mom”

March 11, 2009 – 7:52 pm

Dear Dr. T, I have 4 children -ages 4 to 12- and they just don’t listen to a word I say! We’ve tried prizes and punishments, taking away privileges and time-outs, but nothing works for more than a few days. Sometimes, in my frustration, I just begin to yell, and though that seems to work

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