Your child rolls his eyes at you. Your partner complains about her work for the 400th time and doesn’t take any of your advice. What is your feeling in each of these situations? Anger, irritation, or annoyance is quite likely. The First Reaction: Defensiveness It can be easy to get defensive in these situations – […]
Emotion Focused Family Therapy
Anger, What Is It Good For?
My kids and I have been reading a lot of Calvin and Hobbes comic books these days. My kids laugh away at all of Calvin’s silly antics and vivid imagination. They think that his club, Getting Rid of Sliming girlS (GROSS), is hilarious. As a parent I notice that Calvin is angry a lot. My kids […]
The Myth of Perfect Parenting
How many books and articles are there about parenting in this world? Fifty-two million, three hundred and twenty-two thousand, one hundred and forty-five. Okay, so I don’t know the exact number, but there are too many to count. What is it that we are all seeking as parents? How to get our children to sleep […]
