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Co-operative and Positive Parenting (CAPP)
Most of us take parenting skills for granted – that we will somehow instinctively “know” what, when and how to parent. We are gifted with the sage advice of “elders” and (at times) conflicting words of wisdom from friends who claim to have “been...
Barking up the Wrong Tree ?
I'm just back from camping and refreshed with a sense of awe at the magnificence of nature. It appears as though God has this amazing multimedia brush that he simply swipes across the canvas and before our eyes, around every corner there is a...
Stop Your Kid From Becoming A Young Offender
BAD BOYZ BB is the pen name of a 16-year-old who has been in and out of custody for a variety of offenses. He is currently serving a lengthy sentence for armed robbery and wrote the three pieces while in a secure custody facility. Workers were...
Express Yourself Fully
People express emotions and concerns so many different ways. Some lean toward expressing themselves verbally and others more nonverbally. Most draw upon one style or the other to a greater or lesser extent. Some vent softly and quietly while others...
My Dad Married a Rage-Aholic: So Did She
Entry #3 of 3) Step-parents are often both "easy targets" for blame and extra stressed in their attempt to join with others in the family who already have well-established relationship bonds. This dynamic, along with past conflict resolution...
Let’s Talk About Sex!
"Safe Sex" What does it really mean? A lot of people get nervous when they are faced with answering the question: “What is safe sex?” Quick standard answers involve: 1) "condoms and contraceptives", or 2) "abstinence or no sex". On the contrary,...