A Great Resource for Parents For all of you parents out there, you may want to check out a new parenting website. It is called Parents-Space. I was recently asked to be one of their contributing authors and am very excited about this opportunity. This site covers parenting … [Read more...]
What is Assertiveness?
"Being assertive is a core communication skill. Being assertive means that you express yourself effectively and stand up for your point of view, while also respecting the rights of others." -Mayo Clinic Staff Aggressive people tend to put their needs before the needs of others. … [Read more...]
How to Stepparent
Many people have come to counseling asking how to stepparent. Today we are seeing more and more blended families, and parents want to know if they are doing it right. Although there is no exact science to stepparenting or any kind of parenting for that matter, parents who take … [Read more...]
A Valuable Parenting Tip
Our children need us to be their rock. They need to be able to borrow our calm. When our child gets spun up in an emotional hurricane, it is counterproductive to get into the hurricane with them. The two of us in a cyclone equals disaster with no resolution. When we do this we … [Read more...]
Parents and the Rise of Psychiatric Medication
"Xanax Makes Me a Better Mom," written by Shawn Bean, Executive Editor of Parenting Magazine, appears in the March 2013 issue. The article discusses the rising number of parents who currently take antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications. This article reports the following … [Read more...]
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