Family Counseling Insights brought to you by Patricia McTague-Loft As if parenting weren’t hard enough, Nature seems to laugh quietly every time a pair of twins are born into the world. Ah, double the fun and… double the trouble. Unsuspecting parents are gradually...
How To Have A Happier Mother’s Day
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by Patricia McTague-Loft Happy Mother’s Day! To all you Moms out there celebrating the day with family and friends, I wish you a day filled with joy. Now, here’s a question for you — after the obligatory “Happy Mother’s Day,”...
The Goal: An Independent Child
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by Patricia McTague-Loft It’s been said in a variety of ways, but however you phrase it, one of the most important jobs for a parent is raising their child or children to be good adults. Easy to say but then the complications...
Critical Parenting “Should Nots”
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by Patricia McTague-Loft Life is full of all kinds of “shoulds.” I should exercise more. I should call my friends more often. That list can be overwhelming at times. For parents, the list can be even more daunting. Fortunately...
How to Help Your Kids Be Mentally Strong
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by Patricia McTague-Loft Do you have a friend or maybe a colleague who just seems to have it all together? They take charge of situations with steady determination. When life inevitably knocks them down, they get up and...
Prince Harry – Family Relationships Gone Awry
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Unless you’ve cut yourself off from news entirely, you’re aware to some degree that Prince Harry of the English Royal Family and his wife, American-born Meghan Markle,...
Tips For Emerging From The Pandemic Healthier And Happier
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Do you ever wonder why some people are still religiously wearing masks outdoors while others have no qualms about entering a crowded theater bare-faced and smiling?...
The Crisis In Kids’ Mental Health – And The Solution
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. If you’re a parent of school-age kids, here’s a statistic that will get your attention: in some ER rooms, visits were up 40 percent after the start of the pandemic — with visits...
Five Tips To Track Your Student’s Mental Health
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the last two years, it’s that kids just may be as stressed out as their parents. Working from home, masking indoors, a switch to Zoom...
Authoritative vs. Authoritarian and other Parenting Styles
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Many young people have somewhat of a revelation when they first become parents. Even if they’ve been reading books or taking classes on parenting skills, they soon realize...