When something goes wrong or you have an argument with your partner, do you feel like your partner blames you and that you are always the one at fault? When you feel upset and sometimes guilty, you may respond by taking the victim role in your relationship. This can mean assuming that you are …
Using time out procedures for kids 1-10 years of age can be effective as long as they are done properly. How long should they be? Parents often tell me they heard it should be one minute in timeout for each year of the child’s life (i.e. 9 minutes for a 9 year old). Contrary to …
If you are not sure how to punish your child, a good rule of thumb is to make the punishments directly related to the offense. For example: if there is a rule that the kids can only watch one hour of television per day and they break the rule, take away their television privileges. If …
Tips for Parents: 5 – How to use appropriate punishments. Read More
As I sit in my office and gaze out the window at the beautiful cityscape and mountains, I marvel that I get to work in such a fabulous environment. From here everything looks picturesque. I was so enthralled with the scenery earlier today that I ventured out of the building during a brief break between …
Premarital counseling (sometimes called premarriage counseling) can be a great asset to a couple. Progressing on a new life together is typically more complicated than it seems. The excitement of marriage often puts blinders on people preventing them from seeing potential pitfalls in their future. I am not trying to say that marriage is always …
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