By Bette J. Freedson, LCSW, LICSW Introduction Tips for Parents Teaching Honesty by Example A No Shaming Policy Examples for All Ages Special Consideration for Adolescents Introduction Honesty is a virtue and it can be taught to children. Teaching the value of...
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By Bette J. Freedson, LCSW, LICSW Six Quick Tips for Calming Parents and Coping With Kids The BETCHA process (Breath, Evaluate, Think, Choose, Heart Approach, and Act Appropriately) can help you gain confidence in your coping know-how. The more you practice, the more...
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Tips for single moms to live well, manage stress, and give their children a sense of self-worth and stability.
“Me-Time” for Moms and Fun Time for Kids
By Bette J. Freedson, LCSW, LICSW Moms need time to replenish their energies and enthusiasm. Children benefit from learning to spend independent time. In training the kids to play alone, and give Mom time she needs for herself, keep these guidelines in mind: Age 1:...
Five Most Common Parenting Mistakes and Their Fixes
By Bette J. Freedson, LCSW, LICSW Introduction The most important pothole mistake is expecting yourself to be perfect. You will fall into these from time to time. Every parent does. Not to worry. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and use the fixes most of the time....
11 Tips for Single Parents
By Bette J. Freedson, LCSW, LICSW Being a parent might be the most important job in the world; and being a single parent is even tougher! As a single mother who successfully raised two daughters, and as a social worker helping single moms and dads every day, I can...
Theories About Insightful Parents and Secure Children
By Joyce Parker, PhD, LCSW Introduction Four Styles of Attachment Three Styles of Insecure Attachment Children With an Anxious/Ambivalent Style of Attachment Introduction Are we destined to perpetrate on our children that which traumatized us in...
3 Questions: Sending Your Child to Summer Camp
By Lynn Hagan, PsyD, CTRL, LCSW Introduction Lynn Hagan, PsyD, CTRS, LCSW has masters degrees in social work and recreation and taught camp counseling and management at the university level. She can be reached at lynn_hagan@yahoo.com. Q. My daughter is preparing to go...
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By Gina Sangster Hayman, LICSW Introduction Ms. Gina Sangster Hayman, LICSW, is a 1986 graduate of the National Catholic School of Social Service. For eleven years she worked as a psychotherapist and counselor in Northern Virginia. Since 1999 she has been employed...
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