Tag Archive: adolescents

May 11

Establishing Independence…it’s harder than you think

Children who throw temper tantrums, push boundaries, explore their independence, try on new personalities. Sounds like the terrible twos, huh? Actually, I think the terrible twos are just a primer for parents to prepare them for adolescence. Granted, adolescents go through a different set of issues, but they go through the same basic process of …

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Feb 19

It’s never too early

Here’s a sneak preview of an article I’m working on for Vital Sources next community newsletter.  It is a sort of follow up to this post by my supervisor who blogs over at Christian Psychologist Talk. What was a time as an adult that I had a meaningful conversation with my parents about our relationship?  …

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