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Summer Visitation
Family & Child Development offers advice for divorced or separated parents on how to create a healthy and happy environment for a child who is switching homes for the summer. Another school year has come to an end. And when the school year ends, a summer of fun...
Surviving the Teen Years: A Plan for Parents
Written by Taylor Ferguson, Registered Marriage & Family Therapist Intern, specializing in counseling adolescents and parents. Are you and your pre-teen or teen constantly butting heads? Does your teen tend to say or do the opposite of whatever you say or...
Helping Your Child With Homework
At this point, most children have started the new school year, and back-to-school also means back-to-homework. One of the things that parents can do to make homework go more smoothly is to establish a clear routine. During the summer it is very easy...
AHHHRRG!… Learning to Manage Your Stress
If you are feeling stressed out these days, you are not alone. Trying to manage the demands of daily life – job, finances, parenting, etc. - can be very difficult. Although stress is a natural part of life, there are times when we can start to feel overwhelmed with...
Infidelity Trauma
Learning about the ongoing affair (affairs) by one's partner is incredibly traumatic. While this experience can be devastating, it doesn't mean that the real relationship is over; however it does mean there is serious work to be done to salvage a...
Here Comes Kindergarten
Is your child headed off to kindergarten this year? If so, this can be an exciting time for both parents and children, but it can be a stressful time as well. Some children, particularly those who have never attended child care or preschool, may feel...