Christmas is the time of year that is both Joyous and Stressful. Ideally, we would like to focus on spending time with our families, enjoying great food, playing in the snow, listening to Christmas music, and watching all the wonderful Hallmark movies designed to pull at the heart strings in just the right way. Instead, there are some who are ... Continue Reading
Let’s talk about anxiety
Let’s talk about Anxiety Summer break is sometimes an emotional break from frustrations associated with school. You know which frustrations I am referring to: the homework overload, the cliques, the bullies, the crowds, and the fear of rejection, fear of failure, the isolation, and meeting the expectations of others and ourselves. There are those ... Continue Reading
The Effects of Yelling at Your kids
There are so many reasons we yell at our kids. Yelling at kids is done for many reasons. Sometimes we yell as a means of getting our point across because the 12 times I calmly asked my child to pick their clothes up off the floor, it was met with avoidance and a sudden case of "my ears forgot how to hear". So, naturally we result to an instinctual ... Continue Reading
