HEALTHY FAMILY CONNECTIONS
By Neil D. Brown
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HEALTHY FAMILY CONNECTIONS addresses the many dilemmas facing parents, couples and kids, offering out of the box solutions that empower listeners to confidently meet their parenting challenges.
Being a family in our era is challenging under the best of circumstances. Parents contend with a culture in transition and competing ideas for parenting. Neil Brown, author of parenting hit "Ending the Parent-Teen Control Battle," is a master family therapist with a talent for providing clarity amidst the confusion, addressing common concerns as well as serious problems.
| Episode | Date |
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Parenting Teens: When Therapists Get the Balance Wrong
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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How Do I Share Custody With An Abusive Partner
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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The Challenge of Parental Blind Spots
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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How to Create Real Change with your Teenager
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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My Daughter's Husband Doesn't Support Her
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May 08, 2025 |
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My Husband's Anger is Hurting All of Us
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May 01, 2025 |
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I Don't Want To Live Here Anymore
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Teach Your Teen Impulse Control - Part 2
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Teach Your Teen Impulse Control - Part 1
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Getting Earned Privileges Right
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Start But Don't Stop With Empathy
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Try Going on Strike: ADHD Youth and Managing Responsiblities
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Stuck in the Middle
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Some Solutions Only Double Down on the Problem
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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My Son Thinks Shoplifting Is Okay
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Intense Positivity Is Required
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May 12, 2023 |
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4 Steps to Unlocking those Hidden Family Feelings
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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The Do's & Don'ts of Talking with Your Teen about Sex
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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This Common Problem Hurts the Whole Family
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Use This Skill & Everyone Will Love You
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Can't I Just "Say It Like It Is" To My Kids?
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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3 Critical Steps to Heal Young Adult Hostile Dependency
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Why Your Daughter's Depression Makes Perfect Sense
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Find Your Voice To Get Healthy
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Should I Reconcile With My Dysfunctional Family?
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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A Crisis with your Teen? Maybe it's an Opportunity!
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Self-Centered or Self-Oriented? Know The Difference And Thrive.
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Five Crucial Points for Boundary Setting with Your Adult Child
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Exhausted From Setting Limits? Make This Shift.
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Want Others to Behave Better? Do This!
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Struggling in a Relationship? Do This, It's Magic!
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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We Feel Bad For Our Son, So We Enable Him
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Groundhog Day in Des Moines
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Don't Discount Your Parental Judgement!
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Family Counseling With Tough Dads
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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The Destructive Power of Psychological Enmeshment
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Where Did I Go Wrong?
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Should We Make A Depressed Teenager Go to School?
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Is Adolescence a Psychiatric Condition?
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Can I Resolve My Parent/Child Communication Gap?
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Get On The Right Track With ADHD Youth
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Will Someone Please Back Me Up?
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Don't Undertreat Serious Conditions!
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Anxiety Begets Anxiety
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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You're A Better Parent Than You Think
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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If You Won't Respect Me, I Won't Respect You
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Our Hot Headed Son Is Headed For Trouble
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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How Do I Support Parents That I Fundamentally Disagree With?
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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My Narcissistic Son is Controlling My Life
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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My Unenthusiastic Wife
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May 28, 2022 |
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What Happened To Our Young Adults?
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May 17, 2022 |
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When Positivity & Earned Privileges Aren't Enough
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May 10, 2022 |
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Can We Help Our Adult Daughter Out of An Abusive Relationship?
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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What More Can A Step Parent Do?
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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Let Someone Else Own The Problem
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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When You Find Yourself In A Hole, Stop Digging
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Change Your Family Culture
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Fifty Ways To Say "NO"
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Fifty Ways To Say "NO"
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Should We Fund Our Young Adult's Business Idea?
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Two Things A Youth and Family Therapist Needs To Do
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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It's Never Enough!
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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No! No Devices On This Trip!
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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I Want My Kids To Like Me
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Will Someone Please Help Our Family!!
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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I Always Felt Unloved
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Unlocking The Secrets of The Talk
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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When Negotiation Becomes Meaningless
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Strategies for Thanksgiving Success
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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My Family Is Stuck And It's Killing My Husband
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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When Is It Okay To Reward Our Kids?
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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The Double Softy Syndrome Meets Locus Of Control
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Ditch The Guilt, It Ain't Helping
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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I Want My Son Back
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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What If We Did It All Wrong?
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Guilt Or Resentment-Choose Your Poison
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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My Husband Has An Anger Problem
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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What Do Therapists And Parents Have In Common?
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Some Problems "Slip Through the Cracks"
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Should I Be Concerned About My Son's Lack Of Interests?
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Should I Help or Leave My Husband?
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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A Misuse of Diagnosis
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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My Son Is Bullying Me & How Therapy Can Help or Hurt
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Do I Let My Teen Fail?
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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How Can I Help Someone With Complex Trauma and Grief?
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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I Can't Make Everyone Happy
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Held Hostage By Our Son's Suicide Threats
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Am I Holding My Special Needs Kid Back?
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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My Son Can't Get Motivated
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May 12, 2021 |
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Too Much Teen Independence
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May 05, 2021 |
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They Turned Mom Into The Family Sheriff
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Is Our Parenting All Wrong?
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Don't Set Your Struggling Teenager Up For Failure
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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A Royally Dysfunctional Family
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Help Your Teen Grow Their Executive Function
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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I'm Tired Of Micromanaging My Teenager
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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How Do You Set Limits With A Depressed Teenager?
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Essential Steps To Prevent or Cure Destructive Teen Behavior
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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How Can I Hold My 17 Yr.-Old Accountable?
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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My Son's Probation Officer Is Making Things Worse
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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I Hate You, Get Out, Don't Touch Me
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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My 14 Year Old Daughter Is Giving Up
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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My Shy Wonderful Son Is Living In His Bed
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Does My Son Have Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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The Therapist Says "Back Off." Should I?
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Is Better Good Enough?
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Get Off This Enablement Train!
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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"Give" Your Teenager the Joy of Success
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Our Very Normal 17 Year Old Is Failing
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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50% Custody and 100% Responsibility
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Meds, Counseling, and No Change
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Parenting In A New Culture
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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My Son Doesn't Like It When You're Around
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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I Didn't Do It!
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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I Can't Do Everything
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Fixing A Toxic Mother/Son Relationship
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Our Contrary Son Is Making Life Miserable
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Am I Too Controlling?
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Let The Start Of School End Your Control Battle
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Don't Give Your Daughter Any Advice
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Teach Your Sons To Respect Women
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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My Young Adult Son Is Controlled By His Mother
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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We Didn't Role Model Abusive Behavior
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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3 Reasons My 16 Year Old Son Smokes Weed
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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My Husband Pits My Daughter Against Me
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Does Everything Have To Be An Argument?
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Abuse, Trauma, and Risk
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May 20, 2020 |
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Don't Call Me Janet, I'm A Boy
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May 13, 2020 |
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My Special Needs Teenager Isn't Safe
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May 06, 2020 |
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Does Zoom Therapy Really Work?
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Your Control Battle Is In Your DNA
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Disneyland Dad Undermines My Parenting
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Has Your Son Been In Decline For Too Long?
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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Can A Crisis Make Our Family Better?
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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COVID-19
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Mom HELP - I Need Limits!
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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Natural Consequences or Parental Action
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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My Son Is A Junk Food Junkie
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Contempt Is Not A Family Value
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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Lions and Tigers and Cellphones, Oh, My!!
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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Don't Send Your Troubled Teenager For Counseling
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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Change Yourself, Change Your Family
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Jan 07, 2020 |
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How Can I Help Our Daughter When Her Mother Is Emotionally Unstable?
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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How Do I Get Parents To Own Their Part Of The Problem?
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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The Therapist Can't Get My 13-Year-Old To Talk
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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The Challenges and Treatment Options for Young Adults Today
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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Even The Doctor Gave Up On My Son
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Start The Homework Routine Out Right
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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Parent Abuse Is Domestic Violence
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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Do I Force My Daughter To Stay With Her Father?
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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To End Bullying, End The Bullying Culture
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Our Daughter Is Stressing Us All Out
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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I Thought I Knew My Kid
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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Do We Still Give Allowance, When Kids Don't Do Their Chores?
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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How Can I Support My Anxious Young Adult?
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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Parental Anger Is Normal
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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Where Do I Start When Everything Is Out Of Control?
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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Two Critical Skills For Dealing With An Unreasonable Adult
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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When Do I Pull The Plug On Our Marriage?
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Cell Phones Are Ruining Our Family
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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The Truth About Raising Confident, Resilient Kids
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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Our 9-Year-Old Son Is Out Of Control
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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Don't Have A Relationship "Fender Bender"
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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Dial Up The Mature-O-Meter
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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Am I Being Clear or Rigid?
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May 28, 2019 |
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What If The Problem Is Me?
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May 21, 2019 |
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Recovery Is Not For Sissies
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May 14, 2019 |
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Should I Get Over My Feelings About My Husband Using Porn?
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May 07, 2019 |
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The Five Critical Things You Should Expect From Therapy
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May 01, 2019 |
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5 Vital Problem Solving Skills To Teach Your Kids.
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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Are You Feeding The Behavior That You Want Your Child To Change?
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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The Right Way To Get Your Kid Into A Great College
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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How Do I Deal With My Critical Mother?
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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We Took A Stand And Made Some Progress; Now What?
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Mar 06, 2019 |
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How Can I Be As Confident At Home As I Am At Work?
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Feb 27, 2019 |
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How Do I Not Take This Personally?
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Feb 19, 2019 |
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My Stubborn Son Won't Listen
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Feb 05, 2019 |
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My Preschooler Fights Me When It's Time To Go To School
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Jan 29, 2019 |
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My Son Wields Silence as a Weapon
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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Is Hurtful Language Verbal Abuse?
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Jan 15, 2019 |
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The Two Skills Every Couple Needs to Learn
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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The One New Year's Resolution You Need To Make And Keep
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Jan 01, 2019 |
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Use Accountability to Create Teen Learning and Growing
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Dec 18, 2018 |
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The Challenging Transition from High School to College
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Dec 11, 2018 |
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What's Family Therapy Really Like?
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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The Adolescent Self-Destructive Cycle
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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You Can't Solve A Problem That You Don't Understand
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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Do Peacekeeping Dads Support Mediocrity?
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Nov 07, 2018 |
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Meet The Real Neil D Brown
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Oct 23, 2018 |
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Are We Making Our Kids Sick?
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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My Son Left Home, And I Don't Know What To Do
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Oct 02, 2018 |
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Want a Happy, Successful Kid? Help Them Grow The Big Five!
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Sep 25, 2018 |
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The Right Way For Doctors To Address Family Dynamics
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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How To Mentor An Unhealthy Young Adult (And How Not To)
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Sep 11, 2018 |
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Is It Okay To Be An At Home Mom?
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Sep 04, 2018 |
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An Apology Might Not Be Enough
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Aug 28, 2018 |
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Teach Your Kids To Set Goals
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Aug 22, 2018 |
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My Eagle Scout Is Smoking Marijuana
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Aug 13, 2018 |
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I Walked In On My Son And His Girlfriend
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Aug 07, 2018 |
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: Kids Need To Help At Home
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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Parental Burnout is an Epidemic
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Jul 24, 2018 |
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Know Your Child's Needs
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Jul 11, 2018 |
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Don't Polarize, Synthesize
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Jun 26, 2018 |
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After high School Push Reset on the Parent-Teen Relationship
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Jun 19, 2018 |
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Corporate Culture and Mental Health
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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Am I Programed for Parental Burnout?
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Jun 05, 2018 |
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Get The Moral Authority To Set Effective Limits
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May 28, 2018 |
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How Will My Irresponsible Son Be Successful In College?
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May 16, 2018 |
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The Truth About Youth and Marijuana Today
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May 09, 2018 |
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Why Doesn't My Brilliant Son Care?
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May 01, 2018 |
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Are We Dumbing Down Our Expectations?
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Apr 24, 2018 |
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My Failure to Launch Son
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Apr 10, 2018 |
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My Teen Daughter Doesn't Like to Socialize
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Apr 05, 2018 |
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My Teen Daughter Says She Hates Me
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Mar 28, 2018 |
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Should I Push my Anxious and Fragile Son to Try Harder?
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Mar 20, 2018 |
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I'm Terrified That My Son Is Losing His Way
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Mar 13, 2018 |
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Time to Switch from Consequences to Privileges
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Mar 07, 2018 |
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The Unique Challenges of Families In Transition
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Feb 27, 2018 |
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My Rude and Demanding Daughter
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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Why Isn't My Son Happy?
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Feb 14, 2018 |
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My Husband Undermines My Parenting
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Jan 30, 2018 |
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Is My Son Addicted to Video Games?
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Jan 25, 2018 |
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Will My Teenager Be A Successful Adult?
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Jan 17, 2018 |
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Teach Your Teenagers How to Argue
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Jan 10, 2018 |
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Choose The New Year's Resolution That Won't Fail
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Jan 01, 2018 |
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Create a Successful Holiday Break with your Kids
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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The 3 Stage Journey from Childhood to Adulthood
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Nov 29, 2017 |
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Kids Need Emotional Regulation Skills
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Nov 24, 2017 |
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I'm Depressed Thinking About Thanksgiving
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Nov 08, 2017 |
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Our Daughter's Anxiety is Running the Family
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Nov 01, 2017 |
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The Link Between Bullying, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Harassment
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Oct 25, 2017 |
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Bullying in middle schools today
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Oct 18, 2017 |
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I'm talking, but nobody's listening!
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Oct 10, 2017 |
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Are My Kids Being Bullied?
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Oct 03, 2017 |
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Sibling Relationships Matter
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Sep 26, 2017 |
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It's Time To Move From Surviving To Thriving
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Sep 20, 2017 |
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Achieve Emotional Intimacy by Meeting Emotional Needs
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Sep 11, 2017 |
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Be yourself, save your family?
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Aug 29, 2017 |
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Is giving up easily about self-confidence?
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Aug 22, 2017 |
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Moving Beyond Parent-Child Temperament
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Aug 15, 2017 |
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Setting the school year up for success
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Aug 08, 2017 |
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The Hidden Relationship Killer
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Jul 06, 2017 |
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Should Parents be Happy While Their Kids are Doing Poorly?
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Jun 29, 2017 |
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How to create Lasting Change in Families
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Jun 18, 2017 |
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Are Psychotherapists Disempowering Parents?
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Jun 08, 2017 |
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Am I Helping or Enabling my Young Adult Child?
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May 31, 2017 |
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Stop the Parent-Teen Chore Battle
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May 26, 2017 |
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Teenage Summertime Success
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May 20, 2017 |
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13 Reasons Why Not
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May 10, 2017 |
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High Performing Moms Need High Performing Families
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May 03, 2017 |
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How we can all feel listened to
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Apr 25, 2017 |
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How to be a perfectly imperfect family
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Apr 18, 2017 |
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Don't get Stopped by your Arguing Teen
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Apr 04, 2017 |
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Turn Self-doubt & Burnout into Empowered Parenting
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Mar 22, 2017 |
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Healthy Expectations for your Depressed Teenager
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Mar 15, 2017 |
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Helping Emotionally Abused Adult Children
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Mar 09, 2017 |
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Staying Connected With Your Teenager
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Mar 06, 2017 |
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How To Raise A Spiritually Aware Child
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Feb 11, 2017 |
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Active Gifted Kids
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Feb 01, 2017 |
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How to Raise a Strong Minded Child
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Jan 24, 2017 |
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My Highly Anxious Daughter
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Jan 21, 2017 |
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Parental Burnout - End It and Thrive
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Jan 14, 2017 |
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Setting Limits With Your Special Needs Teen
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Jan 03, 2017 |
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Help! My Teenager Won't Do His Schoolwork!
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Dec 27, 2016 |
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Ending the Teacher-Teen Control Battle
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Dec 20, 2016 |
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My Inlaws Are In Our Business
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Dec 14, 2016 |
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Helping Your Depressed Teenager
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Dec 06, 2016 |
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What To Do With A Chronically Lying Child
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Nov 29, 2016 |
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Stop The Fight And Watch Your Relationship Grow…
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Nov 23, 2016 |
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Sisters Who Won't Get Along
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Nov 15, 2016 |
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What To Expect From the Healthy Family Connections Podcast
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Nov 08, 2016 |
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How Much Screen Time is Healthy?
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Nov 08, 2016 |