What to Do When You Don’t Like Your Child
“Oh, the new marriage is going well,” my friend said. “I adore my husband. The only downside . . . .” She hesitated, looked around carefully, then leaned forward and whispered, “I just don’t like his kids.”
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What To Do When Your Child Does Not Want You There
For almost every foster parent or stepparent, there comes a time when a child announces, “I don’t want to be here,” or “I don’t want YOU to be here.” Or the message may not be direct, but a series of subtle slights that add up to the same…
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We Are Not Responsible for Everything
Perhaps because today is World Suicide Prevention Day, I have seen a lot of articles and blog posts this week advising parents how to take care of their children. Having parented depressed and suicidal children, I know how overwhelming…
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What to Do When Your Child Threatens Suicide
This is National Suicide Prevention Week, and this year it comes amid reports of increased suicides and depression during the pandemic. If you are parenting a child who is struggling with anxiety and depression, you may hear your…
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Making It Down The Hill
One struggle we all face, but especially when parenting traumatized children, is where to find the strength to keep going. Sometimes the problems our children face can seem insurmountable. The sheer magnitude of the damage they have…
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Encouraging Resilience
One of the better trends in the last decade of caring for children is the recognition that children need to develop…
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Mentoring or Grooming? What’s the Difference?
Numerous mental health studies suggest that one of the best ways to help children develop resilience and recover…
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Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences
One of the most active areas of mental health studies these days is the effect of adverse childhood experience…
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Which Comes First, Resilience or Self-Esteem?
A pattern that shows up very often in studies of resilience is a high correlation between resilience and self-esteem…
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Countering Adverse Childhood Experiences
In my last post, I discussed the 20+ years of research on the possible effects of adverse childhood experiences…
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Is It Bullying or Just Conflict?
Bullying issues get a lot of attention these days, because everyone wants to spare children the trauma of true bullying…
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Building Family Resilience
One topic that I have been pondering lately is how families manage adversity and teach their children to be resilient…
