Dealing with Rejection (Re-evaluating the Priority of Needs)
Some time ago, I addressed a situation with a thirteen year old, who had been turning in blank sheets of papers to his teachers, and calling them his assignments. To further make this case interesting, this teen had been identified as a gifted student, by his teachers and other professionals. It later came out that he was attempting to dumb himself in the presence of his peers in order to gain acceptance. While this revelation made a lot of sense, it was also sad, because for most of the semester ...<< MORE >>
Pick Pocket? Sticky Fingers? Three Steps to Put an End to Your Teenager's Habitual Stealing.
There was once a woman, who had lost her husband of eight years to lung cancer. By the time he was cremated, she found herself eighty thousand dollars in depth with four children to raise, and a twenty-one thousand dollar per year income, before taxes. Her son was currently on probation for breaking into another student’s locker at school and stealing an iPod and she needed help in addressing his increasingly out of control habit of taking things that did not belong to him. So what’s ...<< MORE >>
So What Happens Next After Your Teen Has Upped The Ante?
The limit testers, the ones who will always find out how far they can display a certain behavior and get away with it. The ones who always seem to be thinking two or three steps ahead of you.
So what happens when you tell junior he's grounded, and he grins at you and walks out the house anyway? What happens when your daughter lights up ...<< MORE >>
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Does Spanking Really Affect IQ?
A Recent research findings suggests that spanking kids from an early age lowers their IQ. I have to write that I find myself being skeptical of the interpretation of this research. Think about it, could it be that children whom are routinely spanked come from less educated and sophisticated families? As a result, not only is formal education not made a priority with members of the household, but the parent never seeks innovative ways ...<< MORE >>
Addressing Radical Changes in Your Teenager's Behaviors
Addressing
Radical Changes in Your Teenager's Behaviors
It
is a fairly normal occurrence for parents who I am meeting for the
first time, to take a deep breath and start listing off
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Lord of the Flies- (Addressing the collective beliefs and values of parents)
Lord
of the Flies- (Addressing the collective beliefs and values of parents)
The story about how sixteen year old Derrion Albert was beaten to
death by his peers has been viral for a number of days now. The amazing part of
the story is the crime took place in broad day light. I realize that this is
not a fair ...<< MORE >>
Want to Stop Bulling? Pay More Attention to Bully Victims
Want to Stop Bulling?
Pay More Attention to Bully Victims
Some time ago, I found
myself struggling to explain to two parents, on how their son's
behavior encouraged bullies to harass him. Yes, I realize that I am
skating on thin ice here, as the issue of bullying is one of
contentious debate among mental health clinicians.
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Feelings Are For The Mindful Part II
Feelings
Are For The Mindful Part II
A
number of years ago as a new soldier in basic training, I found
myself under the direct command of a drill sergeant who enjoyed
antagonizing the entire platoon. He would push us on the most
challenging of assignments, and when ...<< MORE >>
Feelings Are For Wimps Part I
Feelings Part I
Are For Wimps
The
title of today's entry isn't true, unfortunately a significant number
of people seem to “feel” this way about feelings and they act
accordingly. They become wimps- literally, as well as hypocrites. ...<< MORE >>
