For many of us, the importance of touch is well known intrinsically. We often recognise it most when it is missing. Like during a pandemic?
Relationships
? The Beauty of Family Traditions
Many family and cultural traditions communicate to young people that they belong to something bigger than themselves.
Housebound Families & Staying Sane – Mental Fitness Part 1
Many around the world have been housebound for some time now. We’re not even sure when this way of living will come to an end. How might we navigate everyone being at home, in a confined space, for most of the day, for an unknown period of time… and still maintain mental fitness?
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Is your Daughter a Victim of Gaslighting?
Remember that gaslighting is calculated emotional manipulation, often in the form of undermining yet subtle, chronic insults. It is usually done when your daughter doesn’t comply with something her partner/boyfriend wants to control. She might often hear terms like…
?When Friendships go Wrong for Girls
Girlhood relationships are so important, yet they can be both wonderful and awful in the same week. Friendship fallouts hurt, but tweens and teens need to know that arguing doesn’t have to be the end of the friendship. Developmentally, some squabbling is vital because
?Developing Relationship Intelligence in Teens
One thing that continually strikes me about the young people I work with is that they really do want to become good men and women who have rich, meaningful relationships. They are just sometimes unsure how to go about it. They need our support and guidance.