Eight minutes and 46 seconds: Crucial conversations about your power, family values and racism

by Joanna Jullien | Jun 3, 2020 | Civli Rights, Faith, Family, fatherhood, God's love, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Peer abuse, Violence, Wisdom

As a white woman who considers herself to be an American mom with a heart for Jesus Christ, recent events involving racial tensions and the death of George Floyd have made me realize that I personally have not given enough attention to the problem of racism that...

Defending your family unity in uncertain times

by Joanna Jullien | Apr 29, 2020 | Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Faith, Family, God's love, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parenting, Recovery, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Substance abuse prevention, Wisdom

Pandemic science and amazing communication technology have enabled societies around the globe to respond in unison to the threat of coronavirus. Our collective response has been to “shelter-in-place” and “close up shop” until we have gathered enough data to inform...

Reconciling COVID19 with God’s divine plan: Biblical insights on crisis, love and resilience in the family

by Joanna Jullien | Apr 28, 2020 | Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Discipline, Faith, Family, God's love, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parental control, Parenting, Parenting adult children, Relationship, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Wisdom

This online training is for parenting children of any age.  Who should attend? Parents who seek to strengthen their Christian values at home amidst a cyber-powered popular culture that hypes fear and anxiety. Parents of all creeds who seek to strengthen family bonds...

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,...

In a world where mass murder is possible, who’s in control?

by Joanna Jullien | Aug 6, 2019 | Abuse & Violence, Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Discipline, Faith, Family, God's love, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parenting, Social Media, Suicide, Teenagers, Wisdom, Youth violence

In a world where it is possible for an  individual to commit mass murder, who is really in control? This is the unsettling question we ask ourselves in the wake of the recent mass murders in Gilroy, and over the weekend in El Paso and Dayton, and with the other mass...

Can parents teach children to love their neighbor? A response to the Pittsburgh massacre

by Joanna Jullien | Nov 9, 2018 | Abuse & Violence, Anxiety, Boundaries, Children's Health & Mental Health, Faith, Family, God's love, Parental Authority, Parenting, Prevention strategy, Relationship, Social Media, Uncategorized, Wisdom

Our Core Connectivity guest blogger, Dr. Susan G. Weinberger, founder of the Mentor Consulting Group in Norwalk, CT, is a dear friend and colleague.  Over the past 12 years we have shared a passion to respond to the issues of modern youth by educating one another...