Mar 02 2017
…voice to any of the kids. I have never heard her make anything but loving, compassionate comments to her children. If she wants them to do something she ask if they need a bit of help. If there is something that seems to be causing a problem for one of the kids, the parents tell the child that they can only help them solve the problem if they know what the problem is. Remember, these are young kids 5 and under, and this is the level of communicati…
Apr 20 2017
…think will make us happy. Because, that thing you are pushing so hard to accomplish – well, it may make you happy for some small amount of time. True happiness and contentment comes from being fine with where you are, as you work diligently at achieving your goals. One of the amazing learnings I received from my father’s death at the age of 61, was that one has to have more then enough goals for one lifetime. He had a couple of goals for himself a…
Nov 16 2017
…the pressures that they feel placed upon them. Some of these pressures are coming from their parents who want them to attend the best colleges, get scholarships and even get through school in less time by taking the advanced placement courses while they are in high school. These kids are the ones who tend to become anxiety-ridden or depressed because they feel that they have to always perform in order to be loved and accepted. In some cases, kids…
Dec 14 2017
…their kids in her day. She noted how many problems the kids seemed to have coming into the world after her generation of raising kids. However, it isn’t just the family that brings on this expectation, it is the whole society at large. I knew that given the history of both our families, I didn’t want to take the risk. When I explain this to some people, they totally “get it” and applaud our decision to refrain from having any kids. Others still do…
May 03 2018
…s congestive heart failure, a hip replacement, and shoulder surgery were recommended – by two different doctors. Given that his medication is the only thing that is keeping him anything near healthy, and the fact that he is on two blood thinners to prevent stroke, suffered serious heart arrhythmias while in the hospital during the end of September and beginning of October – these probably were not the best of recommendations. I am not a doctor, ho…
…of taking care of our kids. I can tell you from 16 plus years in hypnosis practice, that my teen clients are feeling overwhelmed with all the things that they feel they need to do to make everyone else but them, happy with them. Many are feeling the stress of participating in one or more sports to get scholarships to go to college. Many are in multiple advanced placement courses, also to be able to attend the best colleges possible and perhaps ge…
Jun 07 2018
…of taking care of our kids. I can tell you from 16 plus years in hypnosis practice, that my teen clients are feeling overwhelmed with all the things that they feel they need to do to make everyone else but them, happy with them. Many are feeling the stress of participating in one or more sports to get scholarships to go to college. Many are in multiple advanced placement courses, also to be able to attend the best colleges possible and perhaps ge…