Tips for Cultivating a Relationship of Respect and Trust
Parenting a teenager can be challenging and rewarding. Being an adolescent isn’t always smooth sailing either. Below are five tips that can help cultivate a relationship of respect and trust between you and your daughter. Walk the walk Earn your daughter’s trust by...
How to cope with the holidays after a loss
For many people the holidays are filled with happiness and family gatherings. For some people the holidays may be filled with grief and loss. If you have lost a partner, family member, friend or a family pet, below are some ways for you to do some self-care during...
How to Recognize Verbal Abuse?
This is part three of a three-part series in communication. In part one of this series we looked at the three different communication styles: passive, assertive and aggressive. If you missed it or would like to review it, click here. In part two we discussed the...
Suicide Awareness in Indianapolis
August 11, 2014 brought suicide back into our awareness when Robin Williams took his own life that day. The following day his death was on every social media medium around the world. Since then there have been teenage suicides, which have affected us locally here in...
You are too giving-observation or evaluation?
This is part two of a three part series in communication. In part one of this series we looked at the three different communication styles: passive, assertive and aggressive. If you missed it or would like to review it, click here. In part two observations vs....
Three different communication styles
This is part one of a three-part series in communication. Every day each of us communicates both verbally and non-verbally. How we communicate can have a big impact on how others respond to and behave toward us. And many messages are communicated non-verbally, i.e....
Parenting books for various parental needs
Over the years I have recommended various parenting books for families or parenting groups. I have also had families or colleagues tell me about books they have found helpful. I thought I would pass some of these along to you. If you are expecting your first child or...
Five ways to help reduce anxiety or stress for children and adults
We all feel stressed or anxious at times in our lives. Some of us are more prone to anxiety due to genetics, and others of us have learned or been taught to worry or fear certain things in life. Anxiety or fears are not necessarily bad because it is part of our...
School age children and worries about summer break
It’s that time of year again. Schools are coming to an end and the lazy hot days of summer are just around the corner. Yet for some young and middle school aged children, school ending can become a source of excitement and worry. When kids are in school they have...
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