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Empathy: A Magic Wand to Connect with Complex Kids & Teens
“What is Empathy? And why is it VERY different from sympathy? Empathy fuels connection. Sympathy drives disconnection.” ~Brene Brown When…
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How To Deck The Halls and Not Get Stressed Out This Holiday
In the pursuit of the “Perfect Holiday,” we run ourselves ragged. The Perfect Gift! The Perfect Meal! The Perfect Decorations!…
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Deal Them In: Using Playing Cards for Social Skills
Do you know how valuable a deck of playing cards, or my personal old school favorite, UNO, can be? Many…
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What’s So Wrong with Immaturity?
At the risk of sounding like my great-grandmother from the Old Country, I think kids are growing up too fast…
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Practice Slowing Things Down – No, Really!
Pace Yourself These days, we tend to move through life at a rapid pace. We make games of seeing how…
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Surviving the Holidays: 3 Keys to Healthy Body, Mind & Heart
I look forward to the holidays every year. Time spent with family, the spirit of giving, tidings of great joy,…
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How to Get Siblings to Love Each Other
Airport Epiphanies Recently, my kids were seeing each other off at the airport after a particularly special long weekend together…
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How Do You Deal with Family Conflict?
How do you typically deal with conflict when it comes up in your family? Do you walk away? Do you…
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Dinner with an ADHD Family
Curbing Your Frustration I had one of those classic moments of insight at the dinner table last night. If you…
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