Parenting

Lawn Mower Parenting

April 9, 2018 in Parenting by ccdcounseling

When starting a family, parents rarely think of the “skills” they have (or don’t have) and how they want to teach these to their children. Like any relationship, it takes work to have a happy and healthy family unit. Family Skills like communication, conflict resolution, and emotion management all play […]

Family Skills

June 8, 2016 in Family Counseling / Parenting / Relationships by ccdcounseling

[officers-table shortnames=”rebekahchristner” positiontitle=”Therapist” officertitle=”Phone” contactform=”http://ccdcounseling.com/contact/”] Devaluing Average Since exiting my graduate program 17 years ago, I am astonished at the increase in the severity of mental illness among the children and teens I have served in both schools and private practice. I have certainly seen an increase in the incidence […]

DeValuing Average

April 11, 2016 in Education / Parenting / Uncategorized by ccdcounseling

[officers-table shortnames=”mariezubiate” positiontitle=”Therapist” officertitle=”Phone” contactform=”http://ccdcounseling.com/contact/”] (Clinical Supervisor : Rebekah dePeo-Christner) The month of October commonly brings to mind the festivities associated with celebrating Halloween. Many also know that October commemorates Breast Cancer Awareness and National Domestic Violence Awareness. In addition, the month of October commemorates Bullying Prevention Awareness. In order […]

Bully Bystanders Unite Week

October 19, 2015 in Education / Parenting tagged Bullying by ccdcounseling

The law defines truancy as the failure to attend school and Texans live in one of the toughest states for parents and their children by making truancy a criminal act. With this tough love approach, you would expect Texans to have understood and solved the truancy issue but unfortunately this […]

Decriminalizing Truancy

August 17, 2015 in Parenting by ccdcounseling

Out of the Nest: Transitioning from Home to College

July 8, 2015 in Career Counseling / Parenting by ccdcounseling

I get many calls from parents about young “adults” who are living at home or close to home, often being financially supported by parents to some degree and who are abusing drugs and alcohol to the point of addiction. Parents who are giving their young adults money thinking that it […]

Those Pesky Addicted ‘Tweeners (18 to 23 year olds)

May 18, 2015 in Parenting / Substance Treatment by ccdcounseling

You always knew the empty nest was coming. Eventually they grow up and move out. Then they were supposed to fall in love and get married and start a career and you could become the story book grandparent. But that didn’t happen. Your son or daughter is an addict. No […]

Parenting Adult Addicts

May 15, 2015 in Parenting / Substance Treatment by ccdcounseling

We all want our children to be “well-raised,” which is short hand for growing up to be well adjusted, content, productive and responsible. We want strangers to meet our twenty-something children and later say to one another, “Well they were raised well.” My mom points out that when they were […]

Good Parenting is a Learned Skill

May 15, 2015 in Parenting by ccdcounseling