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The Ultimate Parent Guide For Protecting Your Child on the Internet – from VPN Mentor
The Ultimate Parent Guide For Protecting Your Child on the Internet was released by VPN Mentor. They requested that I share within our practice. You can view the guide - The Ultimate Parent Guide for Protecting Your Child on the Internet It covers the following topic areas: 1. Mobile Phones and Apps 2. Streaming Content and Smart TV's 3. Gaming Consoles and Online Games 4. Social Media 5. Cyberbullying 6. Privacy and Information Security 7. Viewing Inappropriate ...read more
Separation & Divorce Discourse: The Art of Co-Parenting
Separation & Divorce Discourse: The Art of Co-Parenting Divorce inevitably brings up a wide range of emotions for everyone in a family system. Grief, anger, guilt, sadness, and confusion are all par for the course with this difficult and life-changing decision. The dissolution of a marriage with children is even more and complicated emotionally harrowing. The separation of a couple with children requires ongoing contact with one another for the purposes of co-parenting, which can ...read more
Co-Parenting = Communication – Cooperation – Compromise – Consistency
Co-Parenting = Communication – Cooperation – Compromise – Consistency When a separation or divorce occurs ALL members of the family are going through challenging times. The benefit of counseling offers the children and/or parents an external outlet of support. Most importantly it helps to understand how to co-parent in a healthy, respectful, and child first manner. Co-Parenting with someone you may have anger towards is going to come out in your interactions with the children around that ...read more
Benefits of Brainstorming and Goal Setting
Have you ever tried to evaluate and look at things from different perspectives? Do you find it hard to make decisions? Are you hesitant to talk to those that are close to you for fear of being judged? Take some time for yourself. Grab a journal or a tablet. Write down some goals that you would like to achieve in the short, mid, and long-term. Scheduling time to talk with a counselor or coach may help you to identify measurable objectives to meet these goals. This may help you hold yourself ...read more
Losing A Pet
Losing a pet can be such a difficult time for a family. I never personally realized how difficult until we lost our 2 boys (dogs) in less than 5 months from one another. It has been so hard on our family. Each step I take or situation that happens in my day the thoughts and memories of Aleksander (6 years) & Oscar (14.5 years old) are there. Aleksander was a European Doberman, he was the leader of the pack & the guide in our family. Oscar was by my side for 14.5 years & he was a ...read more
Living Life with Purpose & Intention
Remember this quote, "You have the power to achieve greatness and create anything you want in life - but you must take action" - Jack Canfield. Assess what is important in your life. Look for meaning and direction in all that you set out to do. Ask yourself some important questions. What are your interests and talents? What is impacting you from reaching your full potential? Are you surrounding yourself with positive people? Are you spending time engaging in negative conversations and ...read more
Coparenting 101
One of the most difficult transitions in life to face is perhaps a divorce or separation from a partner with whom you’ve chosen to have children. Not only does this represent a challenging interpersonal feat to process through the pain, hurt and guilt from the loss of relationship, but it is done under the watchful eye of your child or teen who is looking to you for clues on how to handle themselves and their own emotions. No matter the age, the separation of one’s parents is a difficult ...read more