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Strengthening Marriage with Assertiveness

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.. Dr. Suess There are countless workshops, magazine articles, discussions and movies about dating, love and marriage. So what is necessary to have healthy relationships or a loving marriage?

New Take on New Year's Resolutions!

Monday, December 26, 2011

Have you made your New Year's Resolutions? How many are from last year? According to Tom Connellan, author of "The 1 Percent Solution: How to Make Your Next 30 Days the Best Ever" just one week into January, 25 percent of New Year's resolutions are nothing more than a memory. The prospects for keeping a resolution throughout the year are even more bleak, Connellan says and he estimates that by the time we ring in 2013, 88 percent of New Year's resolutions will have been broken.

Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia

Monday, November 22, 2010

At their initial session of family therapy the Ranallis became locked in a power struggle with their anorexic 13-year-old daughter over eating a bagel with cream cheese. Their therapist, Daniel Le Grange calls this conversation an anorexic debate, that it is not helpful and has to stopp.

MOST RECENT ENTRY: Helping Teens Soar to Adulthood

by Dr. Mike Atwater - Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Mental health therapists continue to educate themselves on the issues facing adolescents. Volumes of research indicate that teens undergo a number of developmental adjustments including biological, cognitive, emotional and social changes on their way to becoming adults. Raising healthy and happy children are the goals of all parents, and because these years can be stressful for both teens and their parents, effective parenting requires a thorough understanding of these developmental changes.

Dr. Laura Kastner, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington and a nationally recognized expert on teen behavior and development, says, “Parents should understand that teens are going through many physiological changes. They need their space, but they also need structure and guidance, especially in challenging times. We do have to let go … and they need more autonomy," she said. "We certainly shouldn't let go of the reins too early. Part of the art is when do parents let go of the reins and when not to."

Parenting expert and therapist, Carl Pickhardt, Ph.D., emphasizes that parents should “neither criticize nor punish during this stage of a child's life: the parent/child relationship is now ‘horizontal’ rather than ‘vertical’ and empathy, encouragement, and advice without judgment is required”. To navigate this “horizontal relationship” between adolescents and their parents GenesisCE offers a continuing education course on Dr. John Townsend’s popular book, Boundaries for Teens.

Psychologists, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and LPCs will find this book helps them empower parents in setting appropriate boundaries. Cloud details principles that give parents a better understanding of their role and perspective in a landscape that is often shadowed by conflict so that they can help their teens take off and soar to adulthood!

Related Courses:

	Title	Credits
9437936	Boundaries with Teens by Dr. John Townsend	12

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