Stacy Schaffer: The Shiny Kid, and a Comfort Kit for Two Houses

Stacy Schaffer works with the child nobody is worried about. She calls them shiny kids: succeeding, organized, often perfectionist, and carrying more than the sibling whose behavior is getting all the adult attention. Stacy is a licensed professional counselor in Colorado, licensed in Texas as well, who specializes in grief work and in children caught in parental conflict. This conversation picks up mid-thread after a dropped connection, and it moves fast through the things she hears from kid...