The biology of love: Insights on being a joyful parent

by Joanna Jullien | Mar 13, 2020 | addiction, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Faith, Family, God's love, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parenting, Recovery, Social Media, Wisdom

Yesterday I attended a very instructive and inspirational presentation by Barbara Field, LMFT at the Sacramento Women’s Association for Addiction Treatment. Her topic was the on the neurobiology of secure attachment and its relationship to addiction. In other words,...

Measuring the distance between us: Bridging the chasm of the parent-child bond

by Joanna Jullien | Mar 10, 2020 | Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's Health & Mental Health, Faith, Family, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Motivation, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parenting, Social Media, Wisdom

These next two features address the disconnect in the parent child bond that has been amplified by social media and fuels anxiety and hostility at home. I have studied how the pedophiles and commercial interests have engaged youth with the aim to manipulate and...

When your child rejects parental authority: Insights about connecting and correcting a rebellious child

by Joanna Jullien | Mar 8, 2020 | Anxiety, Boundaries, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Children's Health & Mental Health, Discipline, Family, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Wisdom

A recent feature in Yahoo News describes the four parenting styles (authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and uninvolved) and explains why authoritative parenting (which is firm and kind) is the most effective for instilling discipline. In my experience, the...

Wherever you are, be there: Parenting attention in the home

by Joanna Jullien | Feb 17, 2020 | addiction, Boundaries, Discipline, Family, Internet addiction, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parenting, Social Media, Texting, Wisdom

One of my favorite sayings I heard over 30 years ago from a community college professor in Sacramento. At that time, I had recently graduated from university and I wanted to apply my training in behavioral science to better understand how technology could be used to...

The wisdom of love in an evidence-based culture: Parenting an anxious child

by Joanna Jullien | Feb 11, 2020 | addiction, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Depression, Drug Abuse and Youth, Eating disorders, Faith, Family, Internet porn, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parental Authority, Parenting, Social Media, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Substance abuse prevention, Wisdom

Last month I was honored to deliver a training on The Role of the Parent in Healing a Suffering Child: Insights about love in response to anxiety and addiction as a family disease (affair) at the community lunch and learn event sponsored by Sierra Vista Hospital....

On the need for spiritual and emotional intelligence in being a parent today (Part One)

by Joanna Jullien | Feb 5, 2020 | addiction, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Eating disorders, Faith, Family, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental control, Parenting, Recovery, Sex and sexual exploitation, Social Media, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Wisdom

Executive summary This feature is for parents who are dealing with children and/or teens experiencing high anxiety, depression, hostile or withdrawn behavior, and/or are addicted to devices or drugs. And these insights will also help counselors, therapists and...