"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...]
10 Tips for Parents of Young Children
Your children will thank you later. Dear Mom and Dad, Although I may not be able to verbalize my feelings just yet, and may not even know what it is that I really want and need from you at this young age, I am going to tell you what I will say to you when I am all grown up. I … [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...]
The Power of Encouragement and Positive Expectancy
by Kristin Barton Cuthriell, M.Ed., MSW, LCSW Business Leaders, Educators, and Parents...... You have more power than you may know. By truly believing in someone and encouraging their intellectual, emotional, and spiritual growth, they are more likely to live up to those … [Read more...]
Parents: Discipline Without Shame
Written by Kristin Barton Cuthriell, M.Ed, MSW, LCSW What'ers begun in anger ends in shame. -Benjamin Franklin Katie knocks over the lamp and her mother responds, "How can you be so stupid!" Tony forgets to bring his basketball to practice again. His father yells in front of the … [Read more...]