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Jan 15
5 min

Managing Your Own Emotions: The Key to Positive, Effective Parenting

By Claire Lerner #parenting#happyfamily#parentreactions This article discusses the influence parental reactions have on young...

How to Find Harmony When Parents Disagree

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Jan 12
4 min

How to Find Harmony When Parents Disagree

Parenting is complex work. Each day, we make countless decisions about what kids eat, how to get them to sleep, how much screen time to allo

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Dec 26, 2020
7 min

How to Improve Your Self-Control

Self-control is the ability to regulate and alter your responses in order to avoid undesirable behaviors, increase desirable ones, and achie

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Dec 1, 2020
10 min

Staying Connected to Your Teen

By Dr. Laura Markham at AhaParenting.com #TeenLife #StayingClosetoYourTeen #Family #HoffstetterCounseling We need to rethink the old...

12 Ways to Become a More Authoritative Parent

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Nov 28, 2020
6 min

12 Ways to Become a More Authoritative Parent

By Amy Morin, LCSW at VeryWellMind.com #Parenting #AuthoritativeParent #RaisingResponsibleKids #HoffstetterCounseling There isn’t a...

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Nov 21, 2020
7 min

12 Ways to Be Thankful

Learning how to see with the heart–shifting perspectives ever so slightly–is easier once you learn how to talk to yourself and to others.

Giving Kids Chores That Are Right for Their Age

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Nov 12, 2020
3 min

Giving Kids Chores That Are Right for Their Age

As with so many things in parenting, you’ll get what you put in. By taking the time to help your young child get into the habit of helping.

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Oct 28, 2020
7 min

What Are the Signs of a Midlife Crisis?

People who are having a midlife crisis are thought to be struggling with their own mortality and, somewhere during midlife, they ditch.....

Use Crisis to Connect More Deeply with Your Child

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Oct 2, 2020
3 min

Use Crisis to Connect More Deeply with Your Child

Life is full of tough conversations with our kids, whether that’s explaining to your four year old why Grandma died, a bullied child....

The Powerful Cognitive Effects of Storytelling

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Sep 18, 2020
3 min

The Powerful Cognitive Effects of Storytelling

The art of storytelling has long been a respected skill and an important tradition in many cultures. Over the course of history,...

What is psychotherapy? What to expect and how it works

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Aug 28, 2020
5 min

What is psychotherapy? What to expect and how it works

Psychotherapy can provide help with a range of problems, from depression and low self-esteem to addiction and family disputes. Anyone who is

The Hidden Stressors of Technology You Should Be Aware Of

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Aug 14, 2020
5 min

The Hidden Stressors of Technology You Should Be Aware Of

The technology age has given us access to abundant information, has simplified many aspects of our lives, and has even improved our......

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Aug 8, 2020
2 min

The Importance of Family Mealtime

For many, family mealtime has been lost in our over scheduled lives. For many families, school, work schedules and extracurricular...

The Psychological Concepts That Make You Better at Breaking Bad Habits

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Jul 25, 2020
6 min

The Psychological Concepts That Make You Better at Breaking Bad Habits

Most of the things you do each day are based on habit: The way you run through the steps of getting ready in the morning, the route....

Relaxation Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

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Jul 24, 2020
3 min

Relaxation Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

To overcome anxiety, phobias, or panic attacks it is of paramount importance to learn how to relax. It is impossible.......

How to Encourage Independence in Your Child

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Jul 10, 2020
5 min

How to Encourage Independence in Your Child

Gaining more independence and increasingly doing more things without parents is an important and natural part of growing up.

The Connection Between PTSD and Domestic Violence

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Jul 7, 2020
2 min

The Connection Between PTSD and Domestic Violence

Researchers have found a link between post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) and domestic violence. Intimate partner abuse happens more tha

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Jun 27, 2020
4 min

8 Myths About the Brain

While researchers are still uncovering the secrets of how the brain works, they have discovered plenty of information about what goes on....

Managing the Balance of Power in Relationships

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Jun 20, 2020
2 min

Managing the Balance of Power in Relationships

Most of us don't like to think about "power" when we think about relationships. Intimate relationships involve sharing and cooperation.

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Jun 14, 2020
10 min

Coping with Depression

When you’re depressed, you can’t just will yourself to “snap out of it.” But these tips can help put you on the road to recovery.

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