There are many excellent resources available to couples wanting to learn how to communicate more effectively. One of the several that we like and recommend is now in its third edition. Written by Matthew McKay, Martha Davis and Patrick Fanning, check out Messages: The Communication Skills Book. If when you completed your Current Family Assessment […]
Archives for November 2011
You CAN Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
“Families break up when people take hints you don’t intend and miss hints you do intend.” -Robert Frost At the heart of relationships is the art of communication. How tragic that we do not spend as much time teaching our children the skills necessary to get along with others as we do teaching them math […]
Negative Parentlng of Infants and Toddlers Increases Aggression
Results of a new research study of more than 260 mothers and their children, followed from birth until first grade, were published by University of Minnesota this week. Before the study, researchers believed that the combination of the temperament of the infant and negative parenting, particularly in the toddler phase (think terrible two’s) would put […]
Do I Have to Give Up Me To Be Loved By You?
One of our favorite books for couples has been on the shelves of The Family Therapy Institute of Santa Barbara for almost twenty years and is still selling. Co-authored by Drs. Jordan and Margaret Paul, Do I Have To Give Up Me To Be Loved By You? is now in its second edition and can […]
