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Books for Parents and Kids

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    Clients tell me how hard it is to find credible and interesting books for parents and their children on different topics. Based upon my own reading and suggestions of other counselors, I have put together a list of recommended reading. This is a short list and there are so many amazing books on […]

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Parenting frustration: tips and hacks to make parenting less stressful.

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There are so many moments where parenting is frustrating and downright exhausting. Parenting is also funny and ridiculous too. Often parents come up with the best parenting hacks out of necessity (or desperation) and are super creative ideas. The following are some great examples of ways to entertain bored kids on bad weather days (or […]

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Simple steps to managing your child’s frustrating behaviors.

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  Like most parents I get frustrated with behaviors that seem like they should be easy enough for our children to master and yet, they keep repeating them. It’s aggravating and truly tiring to talk to your child about the same behavior over and over. So how do we, as parents, help our children learn […]

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