Preventing medicine mishaps

December 04, 2012  |   For parents of children   |   Click on title to comment!

Tips for parents: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/healthcare/Ten-Steps-Parents-Should-Take-to-Prevent-Medicine-Mishaps.html

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Misleading trailer

December 03, 2012  |   For parents of teenagers,metaphors to help facilitate communication   |   Click on title to comment!

Many parents that I have worked with have asked some variation of the same question at some point in the therapy: “Why is it so hard to raise a teenager?” Inherent in this question is the question ‘why is it so hard to raise OUR teenager?’ Parents want to know if there is something wrong […]

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On public school

December 03, 2012  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

Public schools in Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York or Tennessee will be adding at least an additional 300 hours a year. The schools, districts, parents and teachers are going to decide if they will tack on the extra time to the existing school days or if they will add more days. http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981794095

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Moms

December 01, 2012  |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Click on title to comment!

Why you are never failing as a mother: http://www.pregnantchicken.com/pregnant-chicken-blog/2012/11/9/why-youre-never-failing-as-a-mother On how moms are too hard on themselves: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-belkin/no-judgment-day-parents_b_2214194.html Taking care of yourself is helping your kids: http://blogs.psychcentral.com/parenting-tips/2012/12/parents-tend-your-own-garden-practicing-self-care/ And the link between mother and child: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=scientists-discover-childrens-cells-living-in-mothers-brain  

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Some thoughts on relationships…

November 26, 2012  |   metaphors to help facilitate communication   |   Click on title to comment!

At some point, you will be happier if you try to accept that your partner will do things that hurt or annoy you from time to time. Your partner can never be exactly who you want him to be all of the time. He may change, he may not, but it will be easier to […]

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