Your daughter is already mad at you because you won’t let her get a cell phone. The kids have met Dale, your new boyfriend a few times, and it didn’t go well. Dale and you are both worried about your kids meeting his kids, and to top it off your youngest has recently...
How to Handle Behavior Problems: Tips for Parents Your mind catches, and almost shorts out. That child of yours just hurled the F-word at you. Time slows down; you realize you’re in uncharted territory. Pausing, you know that your reaction is important…but what are...
You might have the misconception that therapy for children is only necessary if your child has an uncontrollable behavior problem, or has experienced a huge loss or trauma. A child could have the best childhood ever. And still experience trauma that you are unaware...
When this happens, many parents are unprepared. Most people have thought about the type of parent they hope to be, sometimes even before they conceive. They have an idea of some of the challenges and rewards parenthood may yield, but few go so far as to start planning...
It’s a challenge. Your child has morphed into a teenager, and you’re not quite sure what’s next – or even what’s normal at times. As parents, we’re supposed to know what’s best for our kids. Keep them safe and secure. Then as teens, we’re expected to continue doing...
“I’ll never do that to my kids,” or “I grew up with nothing. My kids are going to have everything.” There are certain things we are adamant about. Things we will or won’t do. These often stem from how we were affected by something in our own upbringing. As parents,...
