SALLY SACKS Featured Articles

These articles cover emotional topics that are regular discussions in Sally Sacks' parenting groups, and seminars. Sally is constantly exploring different ways to communicate with children and adults, at their deepest level of understanding. Her newest parenting group, “Working From Within” is held weekly in the Acton/Boxboro area. Register now.


Creating a Balanced Inner World for Our Children
As parents, we want our children to grow up with an internal family of parts that do not control and hinder their lives for too many years. We want all parts of them to be harmonious, to feel joy, love, and peace within the self. Once all parts are happy and content, there is no need to act out, or control. The parts can do their job without creating loads of distress. Read More

The Keys to Good Self Esteem: Free Time and a Passion
I think the most important thing you can do as a parent is to sponsor good self esteem in your child.  If a child believes in themselves and feels good about themselves, they can do most anything. Read More

Searching for Home Base
The holidays are a time when we think of loved ones that can’t be with us. Many think of a parent, spouse or a child who cannot be there because they have passed away. I was reminded of this recently when a lovely woman called for counseling. She was unsure of why she was so lost for the past three years since her parents died. Read More...


Healthy Kids Need Emotionally Healthy Parents
I have learned as a parent and a counselor that self confidence in oneself as a parent produces the best results in parenting your kids. Whether you are praising them or disciplining them, your confidence as a person is crucial for your child to succeed. In fact I believe that the parents’ confidence in what they say and do with their child is the most important child rearing tool. I feel examples are the best way to demonstrate a point so let’s go. Read More...


Creating Healthy Boundaries in Stepfamilies
In order to have a healthy and happy stepfamily you must know the importance of boundaries. Stepfamilies are difficult and many fail, often because the children don’t get along at all. The children may not like a stepparent, or the parents own individual ability to deal with these problems is impaired, one sided, or simply exhausted. All of these factors contribute to the toppling over of the stepfamily. Read More...