Quit ‘Losing’ It On Your Kids And “Improve” The Moment
Two years ago, I lost it... my 'cool' I mean. In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the reasonable mind is considered [...]
If Not You, Then Who? Advice For Parents When Their Kids Make It Hard To Show Love
One of the assumptions I talk about in Solution Focused Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy is that we may [...]
Your Teens Irrational Thinking Explained In These 7 Thinking Errors
I’ve worked with thousands of troubled teens. In fact, during my time working in the juvenile justice system I worked [...]
Do You Make These Assumptions About Your Teen? You Should.
I’m sure you have heard the saying “Never assume as it makes an ass out of u and me”. Most [...]
My 2018 Parenting Fucket List
First off, this post is a little different. It uses the F word quite a few times. If that bothers [...]
5 Reasons Parents With Challenging Teens Need Support
At some point the realization sets in; my child is not behaving as I’d hoped. Not just today, but on [...]
Get Un-Stuck From These Typical Parent and Teen Battle Topics
Parent and Teen Battle Topics When our emotions take over they can often get the best of us. [...]
How Solution Focused Parenting Can Help Your Troubled Teen
Traditional therapy fails parents by focusing on the child as a problem. It labels them as 'troubled teens', or other [...]
How My Practice Was Shaped By Your Troubled Teen
A few months ago I sat in my weekly adolescent Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills (DBT) group about to teach [...]
How To Say No To Your Teen (or anyone) And Still Maintain The Relationship
I recently had a friend tell me that she had the toughest time saying no to people, especially her son. [...]