The easiest way to do this is to have people over for dinner with kids around the ages of your kids. One of the problems that parents sometimes get into is that they talk about dating in such a negative way, and talk about sex in such a negative way, that kids decide “boys are yu...
The purpose of this research was to investigate how groups of abusive and nonabusive parents perceived the way in which they were parented. A group of abusing (N = 153) and nonabusing (N = 141) parents were given a modified version of the Block Child Rearing Practices Report. Abusers ...
Research suggeststhat 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced at least 1 form of physical abuse by a partner. Deciding to leave an abusive relationship is an emotionally daunting experience. The journey can be filled with uncertainty, and the road isn’t always easy. However, recoverin...
I luckily had my dad to help calm my mom down sometimes, but I would still come home and find that my mom wasn't speaking to me. Eventually, though, she did finally get used to me leaving the house, having a job, hanging out with friends and having a boyfriend. It wasn't in any...
I talk to many parents in coaching sessions who doubt their decisions because other parents seem to be doing things differently. Or, they received criticism from someone they trust, such as their parent or their best friend. So they compare themselves to others—or an imagined ideal—and act ...
This was never how it was supposed to be. A Letter I Can’t Send: Dear Mama byBand Back Together|Oct 22, 2018|A Letter I Can't Send,Domestic Abuse,Emotional Abuse,Feelings,Helping Someone In An Abusive Relationship,How To Deal With A Self-Destructive Friend...
Some kids might want time to sit with the situation and their emotions around it first, but may eventually come around and ask for help or comfort, so be ready for it once they do. When You Find Out About the Friendship Breakup From Someone Else ...
Have you asked her other carers how might be the best way to respond? I would be tempted to go with 'Do not swear at me, I am trying to help you'. Is there scope to walk into another room if she's ranting? In all honesty, I would refuse to go... but realise that's an...
With our adult children, though we love them unconditionally, we try to satisfy unmet needs in us: Our need to be needed. Our desire to nurture someone. Our desire to see that our work and love produces an effect – a child who loves us back. ...
Immediately, your child looks to you for help and, as if on cue, you jump in and say, “Leave him alone—he’s doing fine.” Your husband replies, “If he were doing fine, he would have gotten a better grade.” Now the fight is ramping up. You respond with, “You’re too stri...