By Scott Parker - Clinical Therapist When others treat you poorly, it is easy to respond with aggression, or to avoid the problem by being passive. Unfortunately, neither approach is likely to help the person get the message and start treating you better. When you...
By Darren J. Gillespie Back in the day we all heard about how Kellogg's put 2 scoops of raisins in each box of Raisin Bran. That's nice and all. I don't think kids nowadays really like raisins that much, but they do like two things...
By Scott Parker, CSW We all want our kids to grow up confident, but psychologists have recently shown how praising your children often leads to some unanticipated negative outcomes. Here are just three reasons why praise turns out to be not such a good idea....
By Darren J. Gillespie, LCSW One of the top signs of a marriage nearing divorce is flooding according to John Gottman (One of the top marriage gurus of our time). What is flooding you may ask. Flooding means that your spouse's negativity is so overwhelming,...