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Positive Fathering and Preteen Emotional Wellbeing

dr_j_raymond — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:11:00 +0000

Preteen father of two, Gary, a 38-year-old statistician was horrified when he read that from 2009 to 2022, suicides in young people had risen by 69.5% in the United States. He panicked, as a tumult of thoughts raced through his mind – searching for evidence where he failed to take action, or was over [...]

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Discussing Divorce With Young Children

dr_j_raymond — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 17:16:04 +0000

Three Impediments to Discussing Divorce With Young Children, and a Three Step Process to do it Well Discussing divorce with young children is probably every parent’s worst nightmare. All the promises you made yourself when you first embarked on the parenthood journey crumble into dust, making you feel like a failure. Discussing divorce with [...]

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Hate Being the Bogey Man? Then Give up These Four Things

dr_j_raymond — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:01:30 +0000

Hate Being the Bogey Man? Then Give up These Four Things! Being cast as the bogey man is hurtful, crushing and upends your sense of reality. Your self-esteem and sense of value is threatened. Being the bogey man in your romantic relationship can wear you down into a beleaguered timid powerless victim OR make [...]

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Six Signs of Pre-empty Nest Fears and Six Ways to Manage Them

dr_j_raymond — Tue, 10 May 2022 18:58:38 +0000

Pre-empty nest fears come at you suddenly, and gradually invade your waking hours. Pre-empty nest fears start when your child says, “I want to make my own play date!” It’s that bitter sweet moment when you are simultaneously relieved that your child is pushing towards doing things independently but also doesn’t need you in [...]

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Managing Parental Frustration When Your Child Cannot Make Choices

dr_j_raymond — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 20:31:36 +0000

Managing Parental Frustration When Your Child Can’t Choose and Wants Everything Parental frustration is an hourly and daily experience for most moms and dads who are trying to play nice to their kids by offering them food and or play choices only to get no reaction, or one of wanting everything. Parents want to [...]

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Parenting an Angry Child – The Three ‘A’s” of Success

dr_j_raymond — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:55:57 +0000

Parenting an Angry Child – The Three ‘A’s of success Parenting an angry child who can be unpredictable, explosive and overwhelming is one of the toughest jobs ever. To be scared of your own child who seems threatening, sets up a massive rush of adrenaline in you the parent – just as your child is [...]

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Mothers Impact on Daughters

dr_j_raymond — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 22:51:28 +0000

Mother’s Impact on Daughters A Mother’s impact on daughters is powerful, pervasive and subtle. It starts as soon as the daughter is conceived. Mothers who want sons and then discover that they are expecting girls provide a strong message to the unborn female that she is just a parasite while in the womb, becoming a [...]

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Fathers Impact on Daughters

dr_j_raymond — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 17:28:53 +0000

Fathers Impact on Daughters Father’s impact on daughters are profound. A father’s influence is crucial for his daughter’s healthy development in terms of self-worth, capabilities, and prospects as a future partner and parent. It is a father who gives his daughter a window and platform to enter the real world while the mother [...]

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Is It Okay to Fight In Front of the Children?

dr_j_raymond — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 18:53:09 +0000

Is it Okay to Fight in Front of the Children? How often have you heard the saying that you shouldn’t fight in front of the children? You’ve probably admonished your partner for getting into a fight in front of the kids. Maybe you have read parenting books that make fighting in front of the kids [...]

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Is it Okay to Fight in Front of the Kids?

dr_j_raymond — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:52:24 +0000

Is it Okay to Fight in Front of the Kids? How often have you heard the saying that you shouldn’t fight in front of the kids? You’ve probably said that you shouldn’t fight in front of the kids to your spouse when things have gotten heated up. Maybe you have read parenting books that tell [...]

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