Being a parent is by far the most important job any of us can have. We are not only responsible for the formation of another person, but in forming that person we have a share in shaping the larger world in which we live. This...
Posted by Janice Carbon, LCSW
Divorce. I have experienced it. I am a father of five - three boys with my first wife and two children with my current wife of over 20 years. I am also a therapist who has worked with hundreds of parents and children after divorce and can...
Posted by Gregory Rodriguez, LCPC
You suspect that an adolescent has self-inflicted cutting injuries and you are naturally alarmed. This behavior is known as self-mutilation and the most common form is cutting. What is cutting? Cutting is one way in which a person uses self-harm as a...
Posted by Dana Nygaard, MA, LPC
“Her fireman died.” These were the poignant words of my toddler son, as he pointed to a woman in the grocery store. Of course, he was not aware of the weight of his statement. The woman was his teacher at a church school the...
There is a joke about parenting that goes like this: "You spend the first two years teaching your children how to walk and talk, and the next sixteen telling them to sit down and be quiet." Yes, once they can say what they want and go where they want...
Posted by Lawrence Nichta, Jr., PhD
In my work as a therapist, I see many men for a variety of reasons, but one comes up most frequently - parenting problems. Too many men are feeling powerless in dealing with their family issues. Many of these men are successful in their jobs. They are...
Posted by Gregory Rodriguez, LCPC
