It’s okay for your son or daughter to make friends their own way. Just be the safe space for him or her to talk through when issues arise. That’s where you come in.
Bibliotherapy: Incorporating Literature Into Therapy with Teens & Tweens
Psychotherapy & Books Literature in therapy is an excellent way to introduce topics, explore problem solving options, and develop empathy for others’ struggles. When working with teens, tweens, and children, one long-term goal is typically to develop macro- and micro- level insight. Characters in well written books can reveal that you’re not alone in facing …
Summer Socials: Mindful Parents Promote Peer-Connection for Teens & Tweens
I don’t know about you, but the spring semester typically has me feeling overwhelmed. Summer rest, recovery, and reconnection thoughts might be percolating . . . or you might be cringing at the thought . . . it’s such a busy season! The spring can be like a marathon push straight towards the start of …
Gratitude for Parents of Teens
The Rapids Are Real Are you singing Bing Crosby’s line, “and Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again?” ‘Tis the season where parents and teens find themselves together for more hours than in a typical week. Crazy sleep schedules, ravenous appetites, and demands for both more (more screen time, more freedom …
Gratitude for Parents
Childish behaviors can irritate adults, but there can be more than one way to interpret pesky attitudes or actions. Consider the flip side to a few behaviors with this fabulous infographic.
Building Bridges, Not Walls: Gentle Co-Parenting That Helps Teens Thrive After Divorce
Editor & Co-Author: Jennifer LytleCo-Author: Leslie Campos You’re navigating the wreckage of a marriage that once promised forever. In the middle of it all, there’s a teenager watching both of you closely. She’s trying to figure out her place and find solid ground in the midst of the ongoing change. This isn’t just about custody …
Children’s Literature
Managing Stress With Quality Literature You know that feeling after a long day at work when you have given in to the idea of fast food, and you get home to pass out everyone’s selected meal choices, but someone didn’t get what they ordered? Panic. Frustration. Anger. Self-righteous vows to cancel that shop F O …
Parenting Resources – The River & Arrow
Real parenting resources for real parents. Parenting well can be stressful in an increasingly chaotic world. How do we maintain wellness while managing all that’s demanding our attention? Is there a way to support the development of good people without turning our children into the center of a tiny bound to collapse in on itself world?
Analysis Paralysis or Acta non Verba
To act well is better than to say well. While words can feel good, words initiate, not culminate, good relationships.
5 Keys to Connect with Teens
Take-aways and practical tools for real world parenting. This seminar style meeting affords Q&A support for participants.
