by Jeff Packer | Feb 29, 2024 | Children & Adolescence, Crisis, Discipline, Family, Parenting, Stress, Teens
Probably the single most challenging issue we face as humans, compared to other mammals, is the length of time it takes us to raise our young. Depending on the area of the globe you live in, this can range anywhere from sixteen to twenty years. In most...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 27, 2024 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Cooperative Parenting, Diabetes, Family, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Parenting, Separation & Divorce, Teens
Sometimes a new diagnosis for your child may release certain feelings: guilt, shame, embarrassment, or regret. We might tend to push these feelings aside and focus on the “main concern,” that being our child. Getting counselling or therapy help for our...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 25, 2024 | Change, Diabetes, Eating Disorder, Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Stress, Teens
Help For Eating Disorders Saves Lives – Durham Region In a “sweeping” analysis of 77 studies, involving more than 15,000 subjects, University of Wisconsin researchers post-doctoral student Shelley Grabe and psychology professor Janet Hyde found that...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 21, 2024 | Anxiety, Crisis, Depression, Health & Fitness, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Stress, Teens
“Mental health concerns are dirty little secrets that should not be spoken about. They are problems that no one should know about except the immediate people that are affected. Mental health concerns show weakness and shame towards the family name. “ With thoughts...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 15, 2024 | Discipline, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Parenting, Sexuality, Teens
“I’ve talked with my teen” / “I’ve talked with my parent(s)” Are you sure? Did you openly talk about your hopes, dreams and desires for sexual choices? Have you shared your beliefs and values on the subject? Did you discuss ways...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 8, 2024 | Change, Conflict, Crisis, Family, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Parenting, Stress, Teens
Family: composed of many unique individuals, with varying thoughts, beliefs, opinions and pursuits for life. We don’t choose our family; they are pretty much assigned to us. We may assume that we were destined to be in the family we are in; that the individuals...
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