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It is often said that parenting should come with a manual. Comedians continue to make jokes about how hard it is to be a parent. However, go to any bookstore or search online for parenting blogs and magazines, you will find plenty of advice and “manuals.” Before reaching searching for that advice, you should be … read more

Sexual Addiction J. Robert Ross, Ph. D., LMFT Objectives: Participants in this workshop will learn to . . . (1) Describe the etiology, physiology and psychology of sexual addiction. (2) Describe and diagnose the forms and level of sexual addiction. (3) Describe the physical, psychological moral, and social damage of sexual addictions. (4) Develop effective … read more

Model . . . Modeling is one of the most effective teaching methods. The piano teacher demonstrates a particular technique on the keyboard while the pupil watches. Then the pupil tries the strategy. The flying instructor manipulates the controls of the airplane to perform a certain maneuver. Then the student pilot takes the controls and … read more

Your job as a parent is to do your best to socialize your children and to help them grow up into decent, responsible and successful adults. I emphasize that you must “do your best.” That is not the same thing as a guaranteed result. No matter how good a parent you are, your children are … read more