Nina Kaiser, Ph.D.


Nina Kaiser is a licensed psychologist (CA PSY 22555) with over 15 years of experience in working with children and families. She specializes in evidence-based behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, and mindfulness-based strategies to help kids, teens, and parents effectively cope with stress, worry, and emotion. Over the course of time, it became clear to Nina that these are key life skills that everyone needs to learn and practice. She founded PRACTICE San Francisco with the goal of building a community to support all children, teenagers, and parents in learning and applying these research-based strategies in order to live more peaceful and joyful lives.


Blog Articles by Nina Kaiser, Ph.D.

Why You Should Teach Your Kids to Fail (Part II)

Why You Should Teach Your Kids to Fail (Part II)

November 06, 2017 / Parenting

This is part two of a two-part lesson on taking risks, making mistakes, and teaching children resilience. You can read part one here. A great deal of research suggests that learning or acquisition of any skill happens most easily over the course of little stretches outside of our comfort zones. I... read more

Why You Should Teach Your Kids to Fail (Part I)

Why You Should Teach Your Kids to Fail (Part I)

October 30, 2017 / Parenting

This is part one of a two-part lesson on taking risks, making mistakes, and teaching resilience. No matter how full and happy our lives may be, we all encounter moments of stress, challenge, and disappointment . . . and as adults, we’ve probably had to learn how to cope effectively with these ki... read more