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Parenting
With roots in Adlerian Psychology, we have benefitted from generations of practical wisdom that has been supported in decades of subsequent research on parenting and family relationships. Family relationships are a crucible from which the personality and creativity of the child emerge. The parents' struggles are predictable, although they change slightly with the cultural shifts of each generation. This section of our webzine is an area for us to share some of the timeless practical wisdom we have gleaned from our teachers and clients.
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Perfecting the Morning Routine – Tips for Parents
Would you like to get your children out of bed, fed and off to school on time without nagging, hassling, and threatening them? You deserve a peaceful morning routine as much as your children do...
Disrespectful Child
The article below was first written by Dr. Petersen for GoodTherapy.org and is published by them at http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/respect/. It is reproduced here with permission...
Morning Hassles With Your Preschooler
Sick and tired of getting started on the wrong foot with the children in the morning? Tired of herding the children through the morning sequence – out of bed, dressed, fed, school supplies readied? If so, you are in good...
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ABC 57 Interview: How to have an open conversation with children about tragedy
The news has been flooded with violence. In the past month alone, the United States has had 45 mass shootings. Many of these frightful situations are happening where people buy their groceries, or even just go to work...
Aftershocks of COVID crisis lead to dramatic spike in anxiety, depression in kids
View original story on WNDU: Local experts see dramatic spike in anxiety, depression in kids In March and April, we had many media inquiries about a presumed increase in mental health needs as a result of the...
Parent Guilt Is Natural. Parent Shame Is Toxic
It was a pleasure to be interviewed by Virginia Pelley about fathers' toxic shame for Fatherly.com...
Parent Guilt Is Natural. Parent Shame Is Toxic
The True Costs Of Having A Second Child
My father and mentor in psychology is fond of saying, “Being born into a family is like being born into the middle of Act II in a three act play. That metaphorical context is most apt for the second born child...
The True Costs of Having a Second Child
If You Need to Command Your Family’s Respect, You’ve Already Lost It
This was a very interesting report by local news reviewing a controversy over children exposed to breast feeding and a doll that facilitated children’s play that included nursing their doll...
If You Need to Command Your Family's Respect, You've Already Lost It
Back to school is the perennial Fall topic that is well worth the attention it gets.
Original WNDU news story: Back To School The new school year is the childhood New Year with all the pristine hopes and excitement adults often bring to their January 1 celebrations and resolutions...
Is the Family Meal Worth the Work?
It is becoming common knowledge that the family meal is correlated with all kinds of ridiculously good things in child development...
The most important thing you can do with your kids? Eat dinner with them.
Good for mind and body.
The perennial Fall topic that is well worth the attention it gets
The new school year is the childhood New Year with all the pristine hopes and excitement adults often bring to their January 1 celebrations and resolutions...
Helpful tips to get your child back in a school year routine