CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE If children live with criticism, They learn to condemn. If children live with hostility, They learn to fight. If children live with ridicule, They learn to be shy. If children live with shame, They learn to be...
Read moreWe’re back to our regular #ThursdayThoughts blog post today with a short but thought-provoking excerpt from Owen Connolly’s book for fathers entitled “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants”. As always Owen’s advice to...
Read moreIn today’s #ThursdayThoughts we are pleased to publish the second article in our “Therapists Thoughts” series. This time the theme is Biofeedback and how it can be used in therapy to control anxiety. This guest post is by Centre...
Read moreSometimes it seems that all parents do, is worry! We worry about our abilities as parents, and the effects our parenting may have on our children, we worry about our children’s health and well-being (now and in the future), we worry about...
Read moreOften in our culture there can be a tendency to not be straightforward and to rather speak around a topic, for fear of offending someone, being seen as “not nice” or just not liking conflict. In today’s #ThursdayThoughts post...
Read moreAs individuals and as a society, we ask ourselves age-old parenting questions like, have we made the right choices, will our children turn out ok, what should we do differently, etc. And we also ask ourselves new questions like, should I get my...
Read moreCouples who are unable to have children, often turn to adoption to create the family that they had hoped for. But before they take this step, it is important that they consider the difficulties that they may encounter as parents of adopted...
Read moreToday’s #ThursdayThoughts post touches on a topic that has affected so many of us, perhaps too many. Have you been affected by divorce in your family, or know a family that has been? We hope that Owen’s thoughts from his book for...
Read moreAs we’ve written about before in this blog, it can be easy to let our own past determine the decisions we make in our parenting. This is especially true if we haven’t dealt with negative experiences from our childhood. Sometimes we...
Read moreScreaming toddlers. Out-of-control children. Disrespectful teenagers. Rude adults. Sometimes it seems that one thing inevitably leads to another. How can parents help their children live a better way, with a healthier emotional life? In...
Read moreWhile pornography has been around for a long time, with the growth of the internet it became ubiquitous and condoned, even in “polite” society, influencing popular culture and the lives of millions of people. However, more and more...
Read moreThese days learning disabilities, like dyslexia, are more accepted than in the past. Even so, many children struggle with the effects of their disability and sometimes the stigma associated with this. Some adults also struggle with diagnosis and...
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