Dabbling with the Dark Side
When children, teens or even adults Dabble with the Dark Side, it is often their reaction to their loss of power in their current life situation. The appeal is for them to be in charge of something. They may show this tendency in their gaming choices, their internet interests, or their choice of friends and the topics they discuss. I...
Read MoreDestressing Your Kids
Kids absorb the stress within family relationships. In this video, relationship expert Norm Quantz briefly touches on 3 principles that parents can live by to help DEstress their children. Consistency, even though it is not perfect, can keep children from the anxiety of constantly preparing themselves for the inconsistencies lived and...
Read MoreChild Development and Parental Influence
Children are like sponges soaking up the atmosphere around them and they especially soak it up from the most powerful influence in their lives. Drawing from his experiences working within the school system where he spent several years developing counseling programs and working with some of the most difficult children within that...
Read MoreAvoiding Conflict ~ Healthy or Not?
Very often the solution for dealing with life and conflict is thought to be about staying positive, being happy and upbeat or simply maintaining positive thinking. I believe that just putting conflict aside and avoiding conflict, that itself is often an escape mechanism. When you put conflict aside you reduce the opportunity for...
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