Parenting
Trauma and Holiday stress
With the holidays upon us I thought I would share a little from an article I just read titled “stress and the holidays”. It was written by Dr. Joshua Sparrow, a child psychiatrist who practices at the Boston clinic and writes a weekly column for the New York Times. The article covered multiple topics but…
Read MoreParenting Classes
New Parenting Classes Family Christian Counseling Center is excited to announce that DeAnna Wahlheim has begun teaching 5 week parenting classes entitled “Parenting with Integrity”. The main objectives of these classes are to: Learn the difference between disobedience and emotional dysregulation Learn the difference between needs and wants and what to do about them Learn…
Read MoreQuotes about Parents
In my last blog I listed some of my favorite quotes about children, this week I thought I would finish that with a few of my favorite quotes about parents. Some of these are funny and others are quite sobering, either way I hope you enjoy them. “It is easier to build strong children than…
Read MoreQuotes about Children
The other day I was reading through some of my favorite quotes about children and I thought today I would just share some of them with you. With all the disagreements between political parties today I do hope the one thing we can all come together on is our children. I think I will start…
Read MoreHelp for Trauma Caregivers – Part III
Caregivers – Part III Week 3 – This week I will concentrate on 4 of the 9 points that Dr. Perry gives us for “How can I help? I encourage you to follow the link and read all of the points, it is worth your time. A. Don’t be afraid to talk about the traumatic…
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