Why Are We So Afraid of Pain? Physical and Emotional Pain Explained A few days ago, I woke up with a sharp crick in my neck that brought up my old fear of pain. The pain was so intense it brought tears to my eyes. Every tiny movement sent shooting sensations through my head and …
“Listen to me, don’t talk back, what’s the matter with you? You’re grounded” Who is this Father talking to? It appears that he is talking to his daughter, but his daughter is clearly not there. His daughter is so shut down that she is no longer able to hear what her father is saying. I …
Every Morning I wake up and hit the ground running and then somewhere around 10:00 Am I realize that I’m on auto-pilot. I sit back, take a couple of deep breaths and come into my body. I know I am not alone when I say that I am very grateful for my life, but sometimes …
A call that your teenager was caught cheating is hard to interpret as anything but bad news. But you can turn the incident into a learning experience — and maybe even a turning point. In an age of cell phone cameras, Internet-enabled hand-held devices and other technology, it’s easier than ever to game the system. …
It’s getting close to Christmas and your scrabbling for the perfect gift for your teenage daughter. Every year you see the disappointment in your teens face when she opens the gift that you spent months looking for. After a few years of gift disappointments for both my kids and myself, I decided that it was time …
I have a column I write for and I receive E-mail from parents and teens asking me questions to respond to and this was one I really thought needed attention. Teen Sex is it Wrong or Right? A teenager is asking me this very important question. Now if you’re a parent you might scream WRONG, …
