Pandemic thought leadership: Know the difference between a predicament and a problem
Crucial Conversation Concepts Guidance for conversations with youth in a cyber-powered world, wherein it is easy to believe things that are not true and focus on things that do not really matter. As we work through the global response to the Corona pandemic, the most...
Shelter in place: Resilient responses and resources for you and your family
During this COVID19 shelter-in-place response, the most important thing we can teach our youth is how to be aware, well-informed and unafraid. Let me offer a real-life example. The other day while on a long walk with my husband, a young boy riding his bike was...
Learning how to fear well: Teach your child to have a disciplined response to a pandemic
The advent of mobile connectivity and social media places new demands on parents to teach children how to fear. Learning how to fear is an important life skill in a cyber-powered world that hypes anxiety and shame-inspiring experiences and thoughts (i.e., bullying,...
The biology of love: Insights on being a joyful parent
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
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...
