by Jean Crane | Mar 16, 2021 | Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, Marriage, Newsletters, parenting
I don’t think there’s a parent who hasn’t wondered (probably more than once) whether they’re messing up their kids’ mental health and ruining their lives. Most of us learned what we know about being parents from our own parents, and I’m sure yours grappled with the...
by Ginger Boyce | Mar 16, 2021 | anxiety, counseling approaches, health, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, Newsletters, parenting, wellness
Anxiety is tough on kids, and it’s tough on their parents, too. It’s hard to watch them struggle, and we don’t always know what to say. Sometimes, our helplessness and frustration bubbles over and we tell our daughters to “calm down” or “stop with all the drama” or...
by Jared Jones | Mar 16, 2021 | addiction, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, Marriage, Newsletters, parenting, technology
These days, there’s a lot of chatter about the amount of exposure teens have to technology and its effects on their lives and well-being. It’s easy to get caught up in hysteria about the subject, just as it’s easy to assume technology is just the teen obsession of the...
by Sarah Barksdale | Mar 16, 2021 | Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, Marriage, Newsletters, parenting, teens
Teens frequently seem to operate at extremes. Part of the time, they’re angrily yelling at us, and the rest of the time they disappear into a deep silence and won’t let us know what they’re thinking or feeling. It’s hard to say which extreme is more stressful for...
by Teresa Haskins | Mar 16, 2021 | Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, Marriage, Newsletters, parenting
NuFlexde and conquer. Children may not be familiar with that phrase, but they learn the strategy it describes from an early age. If they can drive a wedge between Mom and Dad, they’ll be more likely to achieve whatever it is they want or shift the focus of their...
by Mike Spencer | Mar 16, 2021 | Divorce, Hot Topics - News - Blog posts, Marriage, Newsletters, parenting
Becoming a parent is among life’s greatest joys. It can also provide some of life’s loneliest moments. There’s little training or preparation before we’re handed a tiny human being and told whatever happens to them is our responsibility. We find our way through...
