by Jeff Packer | Mar 30, 2024 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Family, Friendship, Parenting
I come home from school every day and cry. I don’t think I’m bossy. I am a little shy. The kids at school won’t play with me. I think I’m nice and caring. I don’t feel comfortable around the kids at my school. I like going to the playground, but I don’t play with...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 22, 2024 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Friendship, Mental Health, Parenting, Teens
Are Our Phones Smarter Than We Are? Smart phones are like our very own personal assistants (who we can even have a conversation with). Appointments, dinner dates, meetings, and deadlines are recorded to keep us on track. Email and Internet access are easy to use...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 19, 2024 | Anger Management, Conflict, Cooperative Parenting, Family, Friendship, Grief, Mental Health, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce, Work & Employment
Accusation or Acceptance? Anguish or Forgiveness? How many times in our lives have we expected something to happen or someone to come through on a promise or commitment. Maybe we have expected to be recognized for having done something a little special? When this...
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 3, 2024 | Change, Crisis, Family, Friendship, Mental Health
Obsessive Thoughts Can Float Away For more than ten years, all I’ve known or been accustomed to is my routine of counting everything in sight. It has impacted my life greatly. I’m usually late for appointments or dates with friends because my routine had become so...
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...
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