Parenting is hard work. Let me repeat myself. PARENTING IS HARD WORK! But it can also be one of the most rewarding experiences in life. We love our children. We don't always like the choices that they make, and sometimes their behaviors drive us crazy, but we love them all … [Read more...]
How to plant the seed of self-acceptance in your child
"Human beings, like plants, grow in the soil of acceptance, not in the atmosphere of rejection." -Author John Powell Do you want your child to believe in him or herself? Do you want your child to develop a strong sense of self? Do you want your child to have self-confidence? … [Read more...]
4 Tips to Improve the Communication With Your Child
Do you allow your children to tell you how they are feeling, even if you do not like what they have to say? or Do you become angry when you hear them express feelings that are unacceptable to you? Your child is going to feel the way that they feel whether they tell you or not. … [Read more...]
Love or dependency
Written by Kristin Barton Cuthriell, M.Ed, MSW, LCSW Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you. -Wayne Dyer … [Read more...]
I believe in you
Kenny had been told that he was worthless for as long as he could remember. He was often called a loser and told that he was good for nothing. The fifteen-year-old had no reason to doubt the validity of these messages that were etched deeply within his very being. His father … [Read more...]