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How to talk to your teenager Most parents of teenagers have moments when they want to pull their hair out in frustration as they… Read more
Crisis Management and De-escalation When you find yourself in a crisis with your teen, it can be a scary situation and difficult to know… Read more
Authoritative Guidance It’s no secret that parenting, especially parenting teenagers, is hard work. Many parents often find it difficult to strike the… Read more
Building Relationships of Trust Trust is an essential building block of a healthy relationship with your teen. Trust between two people means they can… Read more
Button Pushing We all have buttons – those areas that when “pushed” by someone we’re communicating with cause us to react. As… Read more
Caretaking When you think of the word “caretaking”, what do you think of? Perhaps you think of a parent caring for… Read more
Choices and Accountability We all make choices on a day-to-day basis that affect our well-being and our relationships for better or for worse. Read more
Communication Effective communication is key to building a healthy relationship with your teen. Yet even the best relationships need help with… Read more
Identify Your Controlling Behaviors Just like your teen has behaviors that push your buttons and lead to difficulties in your relationship, as a parent… Read more
Core Issues and Core Meaning A core issue is a person’s false, negative belief about who he/she is and how he/she fits into the world. Read more
Creating Safety Most parents know they are responsible for creating an environment for their children that meets their physical needs and keeps… Read more
Defense Mechanisms Defense mechanisms are patterns of thinking that we engage in to give ourselves psychological protection. Healthy defense mechanisms help us… Read more
Family Roles When you think about your family or a particular family member, you’ve likely thought, “____ always or never does ____”. Read more
Creating Healthy Relationships As a parent, you want to have a healthy, loving relationship with your teen. What makes a relationship healthy? Healthy… Read more
Internal Locus of Control Do you believe you have power over events in your life? Or do you believe that things in your life… Read more
Love Languages and the Emotional Bank Account Figuring out how your bank account works was probably one of the first things you learned as you entered adulthood. Read more
Negotiating In healthy relationships, negotiation is a skill that allows for each person to be heard and have his/her needs considered. Read more
Thinking Errors Our mental well-being depends on our ability to manage our thoughts, regulate our emotions, and behave productively and responsibly despite… Read more
Love and Boundaries Have you ever asked your child to do something only to have him/her ignore your request, no matter how many… Read more
Values-based Consequences Our values are the things we think are important in the way we live, work, and manage our relationships. What… Read more
Work with an Independent Educational Consultant When a family is looking into a treatment program for a loved one, they are often inundated by the results… Read more