Parenting Articles & Resources for Emotionally Healthy Families

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Parenting

Guiding Child Behavior Positively

Learn effective strategies for encouraging positive child behavior through professional tips. Foster a nurturing environment that promotes growth and happiness.

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Children, Parenting, Therapy

Schedule Your Free 15-Minute Parenting Consultation

Do you have a preschool- or school-aged child (3 to 9 years of age)? If so, you’re probably beginning to encounter parenting challenges that you didn’t experience during their infant…
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Child Therapy, Family, Parenting

Exploring Parenting Challenges by Age: Adults

Parenting challenges don’t stop just because your child has become an adult. Below are some of the most common challenges that parents face once their child reaches adulthood (ages 22+):…
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Parenting

How to Feel Less Back to School Stress

Starting a new school year can be super exciting. It can also be stressful, both for the child and the parents. The following are some ways you can ease back…
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Parenting

Tips to Help Bond with Your Teen

When our children are young, they come to us, it seems, innumerable times throughout the day wanting to share something with us. An idea they had, a discovery, questions about…
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Parenting

Benefits of Co-Parenting

When two people decide to separate or divorce, the first question they usually must answer is, “What’s best for the children?” According to the Third International Conference on Shared Parenting,…
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Parenting

Creating a Parenting Plan

In a perfect world, marriages would never dissolve. But divorce is a reality and one that impacts everyone involved, including the children. To help children feel safe and secure during…
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Parenting

Self-Care Tips for Parents of Special Needs Children

The concept of selflessness is often seen as a virtue, and yet, if we fail to fulfill our own needs and nurture ourselves, we are less able to help and…
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Family Therapy, General, Parenting

The Benefits of Family Counseling?

The benefits of family counseling. Does your family love and support one another unconditionally? Do you have fun together? Do you find talking with your spouse and children is easy…