parenting

Bullying and Beyond: How to Stop Violent Behavior

Every day, an average of 160,000 children in the United States stay home from school... >>

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A Happy Couple Makes for Happy Kids

Everyone knows that a happy marriage makes for a happier you but most don’t stop... >>

Keeping Your Teen Safe Behind the Wheel

Every parent knows that the day your child gets a license, things change. It’s no... >>

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Being a good therapist and being a good parent require the same skills

The qualities that are manifested by a good parent are the same as those that... >>

How to stop yourself from "losing it" with your child

When it comes to parenting, perfection is an unrealistic goal. As much as we would... >>

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How to be a good parent: It’s all about you!

So much of the information out there about how to be a better parent focuses... >>

Should our goal for our kids be for them to be happy?

Many times in my office parents say their goal is for their child to be... >>

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Raise an Emotionally Healthy Child

From the moment our children are born and the doctor takes them to be weighed,... >>

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Is Your Child Depressed?

Early on, many of a child’s emotions  are chalked up to physical stages of growth;... >>

“Stuck” A life lesson on parenting by Debra Kessler, Psy.D.

My daughter and I were watching videotapes of her when she was little.  At 17... >>

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