Several months ago, I published a Self Care post titled Dealing with Criticism.  This blog was based on an article titled 10 Tips for Coping with Criticism written by Patricia Spadaro.  Since I enjoyed this piece so much, I contacted Patricia Spadaro and asked if I could publish her complete article on this blog.  She [...]

With a struggling son or daughter, sometimes there is so much going on in our world that the last thing we think of is taking care of ourselves.   One simple practice that doesn’t take a long time but can help tremendously is the practice of gratitude.    You may wonder – why gratitude?   It [...]

As parents of struggling teens, we deal with criticism from multiple sources.  Sometimes these criticisms come from well meaning family members/friends; sometimes these criticisms comes from our children.  How do we step back and see what’s valid and what’s not?  Recently, I read an article by Patricia Spadaro titled How to Deal with Criticism and [...]

I was on a hike with a friend recently and while chatting I mentioned to her that as parents, it’s important that we take care of ourselves too.  Frankly, I once heard a therapist say that many parents with a struggling teen are probably dealing with some PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).  To me this [...]