Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Summer is flying by, and that means that it’s almost time for kids to get back to school. But “back to school” in 2021 is unlike anything any parent has ever had to deal with....
Have You Heard Of Dr. Spock?
Or, Parenting Tips For The Ages Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. It’s been 75 years since Dr. Benjamin Spock published The Common Sense Book of Baby and Childcare. Essentially, Dr. Spock broke from the tradition...
How Narcissistic Mothers Affect Their Daughters
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Our parents — they can nurture us as young children in so many healthy ways. On the flip side, they can also often unwittingly bequeath us with so many psychological problems....
The Secret To Providing True Support For Your Partner
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. What’s the best way to help your partner when they’re overloaded at work or with life in general? That’s a no-brainer, you might say — it’s by jumping in and taking over...
Was Dear Old Dad Really A Narcissist?
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. In a recent blog post — How To Spot A Narcissist — we talked about personality traits that might indicate a person was a bit of a narcissist. We focused mostly on identifying the...
Helping Kids Transition Back To “Normal”
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. For most adults, handling the pandemic’s rules and regulations and changed lifestyle has been stressful, to put it mildly. But at least adults generally understand what a virus...
When Bad News Rocks Your Kids’ World
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. You don’t have to search the news very hard to find some events that are outright shocking. In fact, if you have a news channel tuned in on the TV or a newspaper lying on the...
What’s Up With Gen Z?
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Gen Z is stressed out. That’s not just an opinion or casual observation. According to the American Psychological Association (APA) Stress in America survey, more than one-third...
Goodbye Quarantine – Hello Social Awkwardness
Individual Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. It’s not something most people probably thought about at the beginning of the pandemic or during the subsequent quarantine and lockdown measures. We're talking about social...
Getting Back To Normal? Not So Fast.
Family Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. For the last several months the idea of getting back to normal has been like a tantalizing dream. But as more and more people became vaccinated that dream has steadily...