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The Challenge of Setting Boundaries PDF Print E-mail

by Dr. Jane Bluestein

 

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Few of us are especially adept at setting boundaries with anyone, and for good reason. Let’s back up a bit.

When you were growing up, were you told that other people’s needs were more important than yours?

 
Treating Teens Who Abuse Drugs or Alcohol PDF Print E-mail

by Gary Direnfeld

898657_teen boy_3Like schools of fish, teens who abuse drugs and alcohol tend to hang in the same crowd. They garner a kind of moral support or legitimacy from like-minded and behaving peers for their drug and alcohol consumption. Further, when drug and alcohol consumption reaches the abuse stage, they are seen to have conflict with persons in authority, be they their parents, teachers or police.

 
Whose Fault is it Anyway? PDF Print E-mail

by Lynn Cassella-Kapusinski

573486_tear_dropLisa hears something tap the window. She gets up from the piano and looks outside, but everything looks the same. She stands there with her arms folded, watching the cars zoom past on the busy parkway in front of her house. Everyone seems to know where they're going, but not her.

 
Teens and Visitation PDF Print E-mail

by Brette McWhorter Sember

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If you and the other parent divorced while your child was younger, the teen years can present some challenges in terms of your visitation schedule.

 
Strengths of the Single Parent PDF Print E-mail

by Carl Pickhardt, Ph.D.

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Even today, the unjust stereotype is still sometimes invoked: a single parent presides over a broken home that produces troubled children.

 


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Counseling Resources and Links

www.afamilysheartbreak.com - A Parent’s Introduction to Parental Alienation is both an education in parental alienation and an eye opening experience for parents who don’t believe this could happen to them.

www.thejillprinciple.com- A holistic guide to healing your spirit after a divorce or break-up.

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