“Help! My Child Won’t Go To School! What Should I Do?”
Meet Lindsay, a smart, talented, and charming 11-year-old. She needed to learn to be herself effectively, and her parents needed to help her accomplish that.
A Peek at My Vacation to Jasper, Alberta!
I was vacationing in Jasper last week and had some amazing hikes and wonderful wild animal viewings. I’ll have a new blog post ready for you next week!
What to Do When Your Teenager Is Better at Arguing Than You
Do you find yourself giving in to your teenage son or daughter a bit too often, simply because he or she is a better arguer than you are? Here’s what to do.
Your Teenager Is Not a Problem to Be Solved!
The last thing we want to do for our teens is to make their problems our own. Instead, help them to identify and develop solutions to their own problems.
Have a Problem? Need a Solution? Ask a Teenager!
When we have faith in our sons and daughters, we empower them to address serious issues and solve problems.
Reversing the Toxic Triangle with Your Spouse & Teen
Parents need to support each other, yet they can’t support negative treatment of their child or teen. This leads to what I call the “toxic triangle.”
The Relief, Frustration & Opportunities of Summer
Given that adulthood is coming up quickly, adolescence should be seen as the time to learn how to set goals, make plans, and execute against those plans.
What if Neither Parent Is Comfortable Enforcing Limits?
Not all Control Battles are loud and angry… they can be soft and supportive, too. When neither parent enforces limits, I call that Double Softy Syndrome.
Is Your Family “Pond” Healthy?
Families are social ecologies, and just like biological ones, they resist change both outside and within. And we call this resistance to change homeostasis.
Do You Suffer from “Nice Guy” Syndrome?
As a child, Martin had a strict father who would abuse and berate anyone he felt was out of line. And so he vowed to be a “Nice Guy” with his own kids…
