How to Love Your Kids When They Are Tough to Love

How to Love Your Kids When They Are Tough to Love

by | May 19, 2017 | Advice, Appreciation, Behavior, Benefit, boundaries, Children, Communication, Direction, Dreams, Growth, Human Needs, Insight, Kids, parenting, parents, Positive Psychology, positive reinforcement, Support, Teenagers, Understanding

Kids can be a pain in the ass sometimes.   Harsh words? Maybe. One thing is for sure though, those words are definitely filled to the brim with truth… harsh truth. This isn’t taking away from your unconditional love for them, it’s simply acknowledging that kids...
Inside the Eyes of My Teenage Daughter – Part II: From the Parent’s Perspective

Inside the Eyes of My Teenage Daughter – Part II: From the Parent’s Perspective

by | May 12, 2017 | Anxiety, Behavior, Children, Depression, Distress, emotional problems, high school, Kids, Listening, parenting, Teenagers

Part II: From the Parent’s Perspective In Part I, we met Emma, the brave high-school girl that traveled down the bumpy road towards self-acceptance. Through all of the anxiety, depression, and frustration of trying to understand “who she really is”, Emma found a way...