Absent Parent Returns, Active Parent in Turmoil
After parental separation, a consistent relationship between child and both parents is best. A parent entering and leaving a child’s...
Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW is a Canadian Social Worker in private practice and a Social Work Helper Contributor. From his 65 episodes of the hit show Newlywed/Nearly Dead, to over 300 columns as the parenting expert of a major metropolitan newspaper, to more than 250 media appearances, to his book, Marriage Rescue: Overcoming ten deadly sins in failing relationships.Courts in Ontario, Canada, consider him an expert in social work, marital and family therapy, child development, parent-child relations and custody and access matters He speaks at conferences and workshops throughout North America.
After parental separation, a consistent relationship between child and both parents is best. A parent entering and leaving a child’s...
Remember in the Wizard of Oz, when Dorothy began her stroll down the Yellow Brick Road? Eventually, she came upon...
Your son or daughter isn’t doing too well at school. You get a call from the teacher complaining of behaviour....
The advent of modern antidepressant medication has been a lifesaver to many. Recent research demonstrates that a combination of counselling...
Immigrant families to Canada and the United States can face many issues complicating their adjustment to the new host culture....
If therapy didn’t work for you, chances are, it was the wrong type. However, you and your therapist may not...
The Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) model seeks to alter our thinking about children’s attitudes and behavior. Rather than seeing the...
Much is written about overt abusive behavior, the kind of in-your-face actions that are easily recognizable to virtually anyone. Those...
People attend counselling because of distress and want relief as quickly as possible. With traditional counselling approaches, people see the counsellor...
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the...
Parents want their child to have good self esteem. However, self-esteem doesn’t come naturally to children. It is something that...
We’re not talking about the old Playboy or Penthouse from years ago. That stuff of yore is tame in comparison...
If you are in a relationship and are seeking to separate or divorce from an abusive partner, your safety may...
by Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW No H8 Campaignwww.noh8campaign.com Learning that one’s child is homosexual, lesbian, bisexual or transsexual can...
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