Perhaps because we project our feelings about our parents onto the institution we call "school," our relationship with that institution easily becomes stuck.
Perhaps because we project our feelings about our parents onto the institution we call "school," our relationship with that institution easily becomes stuck.
We do young people no favors when in our desire to help, we imply that changing their behavior will be a substitute for finding meaning in their lives.
We do young people no favors when in our desire to help, we imply that changing their behavior will be a substitute for finding meaning in their lives.
Playing the role of perennial victim is a roundabout way of persecuting other people, taking out our anger on them without taking any responsibility for that anger.
Playing the role of perennial victim is a roundabout way of persecuting other people, taking out our anger on them without taking any responsibility for that anger.
Why do children and young people sometimes behave in such unpleasant, out-of-character ways? One way of dealing with a frightening situation or person is to act like that person.
Why do children and young people sometimes behave in such unpleasant, out-of-character ways? One way of dealing with a frightening situation or person is to act like that person.
The way parents and parent-figures relate to the idea of 'mess' will have a profound effect upon the children and young people they so want to support.
The way parents and parent-figures relate to the idea of 'mess' will have a profound effect upon the children and young people they so want to support.
It’s increasingly common for someone to be diagnosed with a condition such as ADHD or autism as an adult. A diagnosis often brings relief, but it can also come with as many questions as answers.