by Finding Solutions Together | Apr 30, 2024 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Crisis, Depression, Family, Friendship, Mental Health, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Stress, Teens
Actually… It’s Not a Competition Research indicates depression occurs twice as often in women as in men. There are additional risk factors that account for the increased likelihood that females will suffer from depression over males. Some of these added...
by Finding Solutions Together | Apr 22, 2024 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Family, Friendship, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Teens
What is peer pressure? Some may define it as when friends or peers attempt to influence how you think or act, however, it may also include how we perceive peer influences. While peer pressure can be helpful at times, it can definitely affect our decisions or make them...
by Finding Solutions Together | Apr 21, 2024 | Change, Conflict, Family, Friendship, Love & Relationships, Problem-Solving, Stress, Teens
A relationship does not have to be romantic to be considered toxic. A toxic relationship may occur in friendships, parent-child relationships, between siblings and in work relationships. When toxicity in relationships can be identified early, we prevent ourselves from...
by Finding Solutions Together | Apr 20, 2024 | Family, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Teens
Expecting Unexpectedly? At Jeff Packer MSW & Associates, we help young mothers and fathers cope with unexpected pregnancy. It is still the norm that young mothers are more open to getting assistance, partly due to differences in gender socialization. Males are...
by Finding Solutions Together | Apr 14, 2024 | Crisis, Eating Disorder, Health & Fitness, Teens
One courageous young lady reports her insights below on the negative thoughts underlying her bulimia behaviours. We sometimes call these negative thoughts collectively “It” or may simply refer to these automatic negative thoughts as ANTS. In counselling...
by Finding Solutions Together | Apr 9, 2024 | Children & Adolescence, Discipline, Family, Parenting, Sexuality, Teens
When we hold our newborns in our arms, we are overwhelmed with feelings, emotions and thoughts. In fact, the term overwhelmed is an understatement of the first time this miracle appears in our arms. Yes, we had nine months to ponder what these tiny creations will look...
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