Standing Up for Yourself – Part 3
Learning Comebacks to Deal with Put Downs Continued from Part 2 - Relationships That Matter
The Myths of Bullying
(Last updated Jun 5th, 2018.) Today I want to share some of the common myths about bullying. The biggest bullying myth is that parents will always know if their child is a victim of bullying. The truth is most children are ashamed…
Scripts to Get You Out of a Jam
My Reminder List for When Things Get Tight . . . Things to Stop 1. Stop asking your partner to change. - As much as it sometimes feels the right thing to do - it seldom works and can really put a dampener on…
Negotiating With Your Family
The Best Ways of Negotiating Within Family Hierarchies A research paper on Tactics of hierarchy negotiation (from The University of Texas at Austin and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway) Opens by stating that . . . "Since resources flow to…
The New Black is Stability
Continued from Too Many Cooks Casting my eye around my study/bedroom this morning I noticed that ignoring the computers, a stranger might think they were in the study of some creative mind from the 1800’s. Steve and the kids love…
Don’t Hide Away
One of the best pieces of advice I can give a person trapped in an abusive relationship is don't hide away at home! I wrote a series of articles on jealousy recently, but what I didn't mention is that people with symptoms…
Stop Being an Easy Scapegoat
Stick With the Crowd The first step you need to take to stop being a scapegoat is to stop isolating yourself. Even if you are a pulling away person the safest place for you to be is joining in activities…
When Running From an Abusive Partner Becomes a Trap
For all the folk who said Sarah Lynn Redden should "JUST LEAVE" The State Vs Sarah Lynn Redden This link shares the story of Sarah Lynn Redden, who after leaving her abusive partner, had the abuse follow her and ended…