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 16, 2024 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Family, Problem-Solving, Teens, Work & Employment
Many of the resources available for Autism and other developmental disabilities focus on children to the age of eighteen. Very few social service programs are geared to support people over the age of eighteen. So what about these young adults? What career development...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 6, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Depression, Family, Grief, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Stress, Trauma - PTS Reaction, Work & Employment
or… Post-Traumatic Stress “Reaction” (PTSR) “The anger, the rage, the hurt, and the cold loneliness that separates you from your family, friends, and society’s normal daily routine are so powerful that the option of destroying yourself is both real...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 18, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Crisis, Mental Health, Stress, Work & Employment
The virus (our stinkin’ thinkin’), has us creating a standard; a stamp of approval, if you will. Some sort of measurable of what it means to be successful and happy. Sometimes to achieve this stamp of approval, we may add to our workload, increase our debt, and/or...
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 | Jan 12, 2024 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Depression, Discipline, Family, Friendship, Growth & Development, Health & Fitness, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Stress, Work & Employment
Get up fifteen minutes earlier in the morning. The inevitable morning mishaps will be less stressful. Prepare for the morning the evening before. Set the breakfast table, make lunches, put out the clothes you plan to wear, etc. Don’t rely on your memory. Write...
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