Navigating Parental Challenges: A Story of Childhood Anxiety Shelly sat at the kitchen table looking at her twelve-year-old son Tim. They were already running ten minutes late for school. Still in his pajamas, tears in his eyes, Tim yelled: “I won’t go. I can’t go. They are so mean to me. No one wants to sit [...]
It’s back to school time. Do you have a child or teenager who gets nervous about school? It’s a common problem. There are many reasons for their fear. Some kids have performance anxiety and are afraid of the pressure of being called on. Many other kids worry about being judged or bullied by their peers. Others [...]
Kids love to bike. A mom of four explains how she teaches her children to look both ways not once, but twice, before riding a bike across the street. This same mother recounts the terrifying experience of seeing a near miss between a bicycling child and a truck driving down the road. This mom [...]
Dire consequences. Anxiety. Overcompensation. Peer pressure. These are just a few of the triggers that cause parents to become over involved in their children’s lives. Bumps and bruises, both emotional and physical, are a critical part of childhood. Trying to protect children from experiencing hurt thwarts their maturation process. In the Parents article, What [...]
It is natural to be distressed if you are a parent watching your adult child make decisions that seem to be unwise. Further, it often seems to makes sense to feel that some action is urgently needed to change unhealthy behaviors. Particularly, with alcohol or drug addiction, it is tempting to think about an intervention. And [...]