In last week’s post, I wrote about the significant role the parent-child relationship plays in preventing at-risk behavior in our children. This week I want to focus on the simple, most basic, foundational needs of any healthy parent-child relationship. Abraham … Continued
Our hearts break and we feel so helpless when we hear stories about how our children are ridiculed, abused, called names, taunted OR engage in risky behavior, such as drug use, risky sexual exploration and/or self mutilation. What can we … Continued
The title of this song by Sting has been roaming around in my mind since early this morning. (And now I can’t get the background singers singing “free, free, set them free” out of my head either!) What does this … Continued
One of the very first questions I ask of the parents that I work with is this: “What is the relationship you want to have with your child?” The top answer that I get is that parents want to feel … Continued
“When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving advice, you have not done what I asked. When I ask you to listen and you begin to tell me why I shouldn’t feel that way, you are … Continued
Children clearly let us know about their need to establish their identity as early as they enter the toddler years. This is commonly a difficult time for parents, many of whom refer to this time-period by the well known label: … Continued