Why your house rules fail and what to do about it

by Joanna Jullien | May 27, 2020 | Boundaries, Child Abuse, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Discipline, Family, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parenting, Relationship, Social Media, Texting, Wisdom

Executive Summary This feature addresses the problem of rules that can complicate and weaken a parent’s relationship with their child. Drawing from key concepts gleaned from research and fieldwork in prevention strategy the highlights below offer insights and tips to...

Defending hope for you and your family amid pandemic stress

by Joanna Jullien | May 19, 2020 | addiction, Children's Health & Mental Health, Depression, Discipline, Family, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Social Media, Substance Abuse & Addiction, Substance abuse prevention, Wisdom

The collective response to the coronavirus pandemic (i.e., shelter-in-place) has interrupted our lives with new demands on parents to be teachers as well as employees at home and created economic upheavals that can lead to mental states of hopeless. The feeling of...

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...

Pandemic thought leadership: Know the difference between a predicament and a problem

by Joanna Jullien | Apr 2, 2020 | Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Children's mental health, Discipline, Family, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Wisdom

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

by Joanna Jullien | Mar 31, 2020 | Anxiety, Children's Health & Mental Health, Discipline, Faith, Family, Parent-child communication, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parenting, Relationship, Social Media, Wisdom

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...

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...