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Happy Mother’s Day! Happy Rejuvenation Day!

by on May 13, 2012

Mother’s Day gives mothers permission to take a break.  It is a day to be pampered or do some of a mother’s favourite things.  Wouldn’t it be nice if there was Mother’s Day every month?  Instead, as parents, we often make self-care a low priority, when really it should be a top priority.  As Alyson [...]

Developing a “Secure Base” in a Family

by on May 6, 2012

What is a “Secure Base” ? Developing a secure base in a family is as important as building a solid foundation for a house.  You may have nice art on the walls and a fancy exterior but without a solid base, the house will be unstable.   John Bowlby, a pioneer of Attachment Theory, defined [...]

Family Meetings to Increase Democracy and the 4 C’s

by on April 27, 2012

Last week I wrote about the importance of a healthy and strong parent-child relationship.  This week I’m expanding this topic to discuss how one can promote a healthy and strong bond between all family members. What is a Family Meeting? Family meetings are a wonderful routine and intervention from Adlerian psychology.  In the wonderful book, Honey [...]

Believing in Our Children Through a Strong Parent-Child Relationship

by on April 22, 2012

We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch.  Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. ~ e.e.cummings This Thursday morning as part of [...]

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