by Jeff Packer | Mar 12, 2024 | Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Family, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Teens
When a mother holds her daughter for the first time, a number of overwhelming thoughts and feelings accumulate. We love our daughter so deeply and unconditionally. As our princesses grow, we watch our daughters blossom. We observe them in their playgroups, we watch...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 11, 2024 | Addictions, Change, Children & Adolescence, Crisis, Family, Friendship, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Stress, Teens
“My brother stays home Sunday to Wednesday, and parties the remaining days of the week. Sounds like fun, right? Sometimes he’s attending multiple parties per night. He stumbles into the house. On occasions, I find him passed out in the car in our driveway. He came to...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 2, 2024 | Children & Adolescence, Family, Friendship, Teens
You’re Not Alone in This… There Are Others Out There! Today we hear from a young teen who admittedly struggles with being an only child. This is useful for others as well as for parents who are seeking a deeper understanding and ways to help their child grow and...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 1, 2024 | Children & Adolescence, Discipline, Family, Marriage, Parenting
“My Kids are Driving Me Crazy” Wait one minute. Who’s the parent? Who’s in charge here? It is very important to first take three or four deeeeep breaths and then, second, answer these two questions calmly. Of course you are the parent and you...
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...
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