SYMPOSIUM 2017: RESILIENCE & RECOVERY Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 9-12 at the Raleigh campus Seating is limited. Pre-Registration Here “RECOVERY & RESILIENCE” SPEAKERS ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY Ronnie Sadoski: Veteran and owner of Wags4Tags Amy Duffy: Granddaughter of a veteran, LPC, and Founder of Harbor Reigns RELAXATION THERAPY Jody Probert: LCSW and Yoga instructor Patrick Boyle:…
Reggie Joiner joins Kristen Ivy and Carlos Whittaker to talk about the 6 gifts every kid need. These are things you are probably already giving them, but you may not realize the potential they have when you give them consistently over time. Reggie and Kristen clarify how and why each of these 6 things matter so…
As a child, growing up, I liked rocks. I liked to collect rocks. Not sure why, maybe it was a result of watching too much of The Flintstones as a child. I had this habit of gathering rocks everywhere I went, which included the school playground, along the unpaved roads near our house, at…
What’s more important to you as a parent How happy your kids are? How well your kids achieve? Or how kind they are to others? According to the Making Caring Common Project, 80% of youth in their study feel like their parents are more concerned with their happiness and achievement over whether the show concern for…
“Anger’s the most troublesome emotion in family life.” All you have to do is scroll down your Facebook feed or flip on the news to realize there are a lot of angry people out there. And if I’m being honest, there are times when anger simmers and wins in my own house. So how…
Posted by Carey Nieuwhof | No one would pretend that raising kids is easy. It’s a constant tension between grace: I love you. I see value in you. I will never quit on you. And discipline: You can’t write on the walls in crayon; hit your brother on the head with a mixing bowl; be out with…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on PsychCentral. Your parents’ particular style of raising you may have had an effect on your perceptions of marriage and family, according to a new Japanese study. The findings show that a supportive upbringing is linked to higher marriage rates and a greater desire…
The other day I sat down and wrote out a list of all the things that “needed” to be done. The list felt immeasurably long and I quickly felt overwhelmed. I couldn’t even figure out where to start because the needs all felt pressing and demanding of my attention. I have a feeling I’m not…
Posted by Melissa Thorson My son peed on my friend’s pants. It wasn’t an “Ooops!-My-lil’-sweet-pea’s-diaper-leaked-some tee-tee!” kinda-pee. My almost-three-year-old pulled down his pants, set up his aim with precision, and fire-hosed the folded jeans. Every parent has laughable potty-training stories. But this incident wasn’t just a learning-bladder-control mishap; it was a desperate act of attention-seeking…
Going back to my parents’ house is like going through a time warp. My old bedroom is exactly how I left it when I graduated high school. This past Christmas, while visiting, I came across an old journal. I picked up at the start of my Senior year, Homecoming was just around the corner,…