10 Keys to a Happy Loving Family
Did you know that more than half of kids aged 6 to 9 now use some kind of children’s social network? Or that 47% talk to their friends on the Internet? And that 14% are on Facebook in spite of the fact that they are underage? To top off these startling revelations of a new study is […]
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“Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.” -C. S. Lewis A family arrived in my counseling office for their first session. Dad looked nervous, Mom looked relieved and the two teenage kids looked like they had just walked into a morgue. Both parents complained of being driven crazy by the constant […]
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“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.” -Ursula K. LeGuin In thirty-five years of counseling couples and families, I have continually been reminded about how little most of us are taught about specific tasks […]
Continue reading...“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.” -Henry David Thoreau NEWSFLASH!: The United States gets the gold! We have become the nation with the highest level of anxiety in the world. According to a recent study […]
Continue reading...“The most important thing parents can give their children is love. The second most important thing is discipline.” -T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. Many parents today could use some serious coaching on how to create healthier boundaries with their kids. Just spend some time at a park where lots of families hang out and you’ll […]
Continue reading...“No” is a complete sentence.” -Anne Lamott “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” -Eleanor Roosevelt Are you frustrated because you have to tell your child to do something ten times before she listens? Are you exhausted because you are doing more than your fair share of the housework? How often do […]
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