Children and Adolescents

10 Ways to Raise a Happy, Healthy, Child in a Busy Home

in Attachment, Children and Adolescents, Emotional Well-being, Family Time, Parenting

How you parent your child will create a blueprint for all other relationships in your child’s future. Parenting style determines security in children.

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What’s the Real Cost of Daycare?

in Children and Adolescents, Parenting

Do this…no don’t do that….for goodness sake NEVER do that! You should do this. Be absolutely sure you always do that…
Being a parent is not for the faint-hearted. How do you decide whose advice to take…your parents, your friends, your church, TV, internet, your own little voice? One of the major decisions facing millions of [...]

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Love For Sale: How an Unhappy Adult is Created

in Attachment, Children and Adolescents, Depression, Friendships, Marriage and Relationships

Kids are none of these things: vindictive, out to get you, or purposely pissing you off. As parents we must separate the PERSON from the BEHAVIOR in our kids. If we can love our kids without putting conditions on that love, the behavior won’t be NEAR as bad. In fact, some of their craziness may stop altogether.

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For Teens Only: How to Gain More Freedom and Trust at Home

in Children and Adolescents, Parenting

You want your parents off your back. You want to spend more time with friends, make your own decisions, and stop being treated you like you’re 10. There are two things that stand between you and a little more freedom.

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“It’s Not My Fault!”: Taking Personal Responsibility in Difficult Situations

in Anxiety and Stress Management, Children and Adolescents, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Empowerment, Life Change, Marriage and Relationships

In difficult situations, being able to examine ourselves in a full-length mirror is crucial. We want to be able to ask, “What part did I play in this situation? What were my errors? Where are my flaws?”

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