by Jeff Packer | Jan 29, 2017 | Affairs and Adultery, Anger Management, Anxiety, Change, Conflict, Cooperative Parenting, Crisis, Family, Grief, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce, Stress, Teens, Trauma - PTS Reaction
Counting to Ten is Not Enough! How do I Calm Myself Down? When I was a child, my parents used to say “count to ten” or “take a deep breath” however this never seemed to work. Either I would refuse to do it as they were TELLING me to do...
by Jeff Packer | Nov 25, 2015 | Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Cooperative Parenting, Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Separation & Divorce, Stress, Teens
ALIENATION WATCH – THE LESSER SPOTTED ALIENATION AWARE PROFESSIONAL Posted on 14/11/2014 by karenwoodall This week I have been confronted with the dearth of alienation awareness and expertise in the UK field of family services. This is not a surprise to me but what...
by Jeff Packer | Jul 25, 2015 | Addictions, Family, Parenting, Sexuality, Teens
The pornographic industry has been at my fingertips since I began to develop an interest in it, at the age of 13. With the progression of technology, it has only gotten more accessible. To date, it’s as easy as checking my “new follower” notification on...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 3, 2015 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Discipline, Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Teens
Setting Healthy Boundaries? When we get a first sight at our newborn child, we are overwhelmed with thoughts and feelings: feelings of love, joy, happiness, and excitement. Sometimes, we may anticipate fear, grief and worry. We may question how we keep this perfect...
by Jeff Packer | Oct 15, 2014 | Addictions, Anxiety, Mental Health, Parenting, Teens
Photo credit: anitapeppers from morguefile.com Parenting Our Children & Parenting Ourselves Promoting mental health involves building awareness, reducing the stigma often attached with the term and, of course, developing strategies to improve our overall mental...
by Jeff Packer | Apr 24, 2014 | Anger Management, Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Family, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce, Teens
Photo credit: clarita from morguefile.com Composure Under Pressure “After months of not hearing from my co-parent [trust me when I say it is difficult to use this term ‘co-parent’ rather than other names which easily come to mind… including “ex”], he...
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