1. Validate, Don’t Reassure Reassurances are well intended. However, they cause harm instead of helping. No matter how nicely couched or well put, reassurances give the message your child’s fear is unfounded and adds anxiety as children become anxious about having the anxiety. Validation, showing that you understand and commiserating […]
Seven Red Flags that Your Child is Being Bullied
As parents, we all want our children to live a safe and healthy life. The idea that your child is being bullied or made fun of by other kids should make us feel very uncomfortable. You are probably the kind of parent who hopes that your child will come to you […]
Four Social Skills That Will Help Your Child in School
September means that school has started and fall is coming which means lots of time thinking about things like homework and indoor activities. In some ways, indoor activities require more social skills than outdoor activities as far as children are concerned. Some children have difficulty with some of the basic […]
Five Ways To Help Someone Who Is Grieving
Several weeks ago, we talked about what the grieving process looks like, what we can do for ourselves when we are grieving, and when we need to make the decision to get ourselves some help. But from that conversation, another question arose. What can we do for someone we care […]
Seven Signs of Hoarding Disorder
Hoarding Disorder has recently become a recognized disorder by the American Psychiatric Association. While no one but a trained practitioner can diagnose Hoarding Disorder, here are some red flags that you or someone you love is well on the way to this diagnosis. 1. Inability to throw things away One […]
The Grieving Process
When we lose someone or something that we love and care for, it is going to be very painful. Grief is a natural response to this kind of loss. Grief can be very intense. Depending upon the importance in our lives of what we’ve lost, the grieving process can last anywhere between […]
Five Reasons You Could Benefit from Life Coaching
Life coaches have become more popular in recent years. A life coach can provide a special value to a person’s life by providing non-judgmental support. Life coaching is different from psychotherapy, but it can be used in conjunction. Life coaching is about helping a person thrive in the present and […]
Five Ways to Build a Strong Relationship With Your Teen
Raising an adolescent is tough. Some say that with the current technology challenges and the current media models, raising an adolescent now is tougher than it has ever been. When it comes to dealing with some of the big issues like drug and alcohol use, it is really easy to […]
Six Steps to Overcoming Social Anxiety
You want to meet some new people and you want to have friends that you can share your world with, but it may be difficult because social interactions leave you feeling drained, inadequate, and anxious. You spend quite a lot of time worrying about what will happen if people do […]
Five Ways You Can Help A Child Through Eating Disorder Treatment
Being supportive of someone with an eating disorder can be very difficult, especially when that person is your child. You feel like you should have been able to protect him or her. You feel like you are responsible and you could have done something. But there are some more productive […]
