No Pain, No Gain
Change is a conscious choice that often times is conquered by unconscious baggage. Take smokers for example. Most people who smoke cigarettes know that they will eventually kill them and want to “quit”, but can’t. Why? Because there are underlying conflicts that keep the person “hooked” and any change is experienced as terrifying. Yep, that’s [...]
“OUCH”. The connotations associated with Tough Love are commonly negative. It feels as though the approach is “mean” and “harsh”, rather than a “wake up” call that behavior needs to change. The approach does entail “love”, but the delivery is not done in a teddy bear fashion. It is direct and to the point. The behavior [...]
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Planning ahead for a successful summer is important for the mental health of the child and parent alike. Many parents wait until the very last minute to schedule activities for their child creating problems with scheduling and camps filling up quickly. Another common pitfall is either allowing the child free reign about their summer activities [...]
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With the recent kidnapping and molestation of an 8 year-old child, parents are once again encouraged to sit down with their kids and discuss “Stranger Danger” which typically leads to children being “afraid” of talking or interacting with “strangers”. Beware of strangers is something that is common for parents to teach their children and for [...]
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A senseless bombing at the end of the infamous Boston Marathon has now forced parents to go to work securing their children that “everything is going to be okay”. After all, the role of a parent is to secure and protect their children. But, how from senseless Terrorist attacks? Whether it’s a terrorist act, an [...]
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Did you know that your child has an 8 to 36% chance of using some sort of “Study Drug” these days once they get to high school? Yep, it’s now unfortunately safe to say that these stressful and changing times have officially trickled down to our children. Did you know that last year was the [...]
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Every parent has the same experience – becoming bombarded with a plethora of questions from their children arising shortly after they learn to talk and increasing during the childhood years and then tapering down during adolescence. Within each of these interactions are also concerns about what is the “right” or “wrong” thing to say based [...]
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The experience of self-doubt is perhaps one of the most compromising of all human emotions. Habitual doubt can lead to depression, anxiety, and even unhealthy relationships. In other words , the experience of doubt can easily make someone give up their most desired wishes leading to the experience of settling or relinquishing one’s dreams. So, [...]
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It’s hard to imagine that when Saint Valentine performed illegal marriages for prisoners who were forbidden to marry that he would have thought that his acts would lead to a tradition of sending flowers, cards, and candy to loved ones. Well, this actually is not the case. In fact, the sending of such tokens of love is [...]
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The idea that better gun control or increased school and Police interventions is the answer to stopping seriously disturbed people from committing serious crimes is perhaps the best example of a band-aid solution to a serious problem. We could compare this type of thinking to how we understand Terrorists. Once we find a way to [...]
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The birth of a child is an important time to begin your estate planning, if you haven’t already. Not only will you want to plan and protect your child’s inheritance, but of more concern may be deciding who could care for your child when you are unable to and incapacitated, or if you’ve passed away [...]
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Inattentive, oppositional, rude, too aggressive, anxious and disrespectful behaviors are all symptoms of a child or teen that may be over-stimulated by something in his or her environment. Such symptoms are often mistaken for some sort of psychological problem when the first thing that should be evaluated is whether or not a child is being exposed [...]
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