by janetedgette | Oct 4, 2023 | Doing therapy with teenagers, Family life, Mental health, Parent-Child communication, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting, Parenting teens, Parenting young children
People often say they find it easier to empathize with individuals with whom they share a history or religion or culture or occupation than with individuals with whom they feel they have little in common. At first blush it makes sense; you figure you can more...
by janetedgette | Oct 3, 2023 | Mental health, Nonathletic boys, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting teens, Teenagers
The brilliance of youth is that they almost always see the truth in the room. — Janet Sasson Edgette Photo by MIN HIUS on Unsplash
by janetedgette | Oct 3, 2023 | Family life, Mental health, Parent-Child communication, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting teens, Teenagers
If you’re struggling to get genuine conversations going with your teenager, consider these three questions. “I try to ask open-ended questions like they told me to but even still, my daughter just kind of shrugs and gives me only a word or two before going...
by janetedgette | Sep 19, 2023 | Boy behavior, Counseling adolescents, Counseling teens, Doing therapy with teenagers, Mental health, Teenagers
When we first learned about therapy and the importance of a good therapeutic alliance, our attention was directed toward a small but unwavering group of principles that were understood to be critical in fostering this kind of connection. We were taught to demonstrate...
by janetedgette | Nov 6, 2020 | Family life, Mental health, Parent-Child communication, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting
“Mom, there’s a guy in our driveway with a tow truck,” my son tells me, urgently. With miscalculated insouciance I reply, “No worries, dude, I’m sure it’s Bill.” Bill is our neighbor, and he owns a service station. “But he’s hooking up...
by janetedgette | Dec 6, 2019 | Bullying, Family life, Mental health, Parent-Child communication, Parent-Teen communication, Parenting, Parenting young children, Self-esteem
People love Mr. Fred Rogers and the recent movie, It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, elegantly illustrated his abundance of empathy, generosity, emotional intelligence, and grace. Yes, he was kind, but there was something more that drew children toward him and...
