Family Mental Health

Archive for July, 2009

Best Advice From Family Is Simplest

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Parents today have a multitude of resources at their fingertips - books, magazines, podcasts, websites, DVDs, and family ...

Sibling Conflicts - Break Them Up or Let Kids Argue?

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
If your kids have been around each other for more than five minutes, chances are you're going to hear some sort of disagreement ...

Death - Losing A Piece Of Your Family Picture

Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Families are dynamic beings.  New babies signify the addition of another generation.  Death makes holes in the ...

Angry At Mental Health and Addiction Problems

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
OK, can I just stand up and be angry here for a minute?  Usually I bring up a personal anecdote or ...

Parenting At Your Wits End

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Yesterday was the cumulation of too many expectations, errands that took too long, and kids with a need to ...

A Parent’s Fear - Drug and Alcohol Addiction

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Intervention is not a show to start watching casually.  The stories are always to compelling and surprising.  The images and ...

Bad Childhood Doesn’t Guarantee Bad Life

Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Life just isn't fair, it really isn't.  There are a lot of kids out there having some rough circumstances.  ...

Think mental illness can’t happen in your family? Think again

Friday, July 17th, 2009
Here's how unexpected it can be.  A weather disaster wipes out your livelihood, the business you have ...

Parents Indulging Their Kids

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
A few hours after watching some of the "My Super Sweet Sixteen" show yesterday, it occurred to me that you ...

Indulgent TV Parents Make Me Shake My Head

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
[caption id="attachment_400" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Parent Indulge Kids Pay Price"][/caption] Here's how this started.  I was folding laundry today and came across "My Super Sweet ...

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