by Jeff Packer | Jan 27, 2024 | Conflict, Crisis, Family, Love & Relationships, Parenting
Whether you are a parent who appears to have a teenager “running the household,” or you are in a romantic relationship and feel you’ve “lost who you are as an individual,” they both may stem from the difficulty of setting effective boundaries in your relationships....
by Jeff Packer | Jan 25, 2024 | Anger Management, Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Family, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Teens
“I Hate to Admit It” They tease each other, pick on one another, make fun, wrestle, and yell. Their confrontations always end up with one crying, or bleeding, or slamming doors. Will they ever get along? Can we ever achieve serenity in our home? I’ve heard...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 22, 2024 | Anger Management, Children & Adolescence, Parenting, Teens
Teens Test Tolerance! Sometime our teenagers seem to give us such a hard time we can feel like strangling them or just simply like giving up. It is common to feel like this. You are not alone when you feel frustrated and overwhelmed by this stage of family life....
by Jeff Packer | Jan 19, 2024 | Conflict, Discipline, Family, Growth & Development, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Self-Care, Teens, Work & Employment
While taking stuff away and grounding children from going out may be common and an easy approach (possibly one our parents used) it is really a “last resort” discipline strategy. When we think of adjusting our children’s thinking to improve emotional...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 8, 2022 | Children & Adolescence, Parenting, Teens
Teens Test Tolerance! Sometimes our teenagers seem to give us such a hard time that we can feel like strangling them or simply giving up. It is common to feel like this. You are not alone when you feel frustrated and overwhelmed by this stage of family life....
by Jeff Packer | Feb 1, 2022 | Children & Adolescence, Family, Parenting, Teens
While taking stuff away and grounding children from going out may be common and an easy approach (possibly one our parents used) it is really a “last resort” discipline strategy. When we think of adjusting our children’s thinking to improve emotional...
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