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Author Archives: Dr. Joshua Coleman
When I Was Your Age, I Was an Adult! Huffington Post
I saw this caption in a recent New Yorker cartoon and thought that it captured the way that so many of today’s parents feel about their grown children. Have children become lazier? I don’t think so. When I was growing up, you didn’t have to go to college to be able to get a decent [...]
Seven Common Mistakes of Parenting Adult Children
In the past 100 years we have gone from seeing children as robust and benefiting from the rigors of life to seeing them as fragile and in need of protection. In addition, while parents in the early 20th century wanted their children to conform, respect the parents’ authority, and to fear them, today’s parents want [...]
Top 5 Signs You May be Heading for Divorce
Studies show that people typically wait six years too long to get into couple’s therapy. I am an eternal optimist, but waiting to get help is a dangerous undertaking. It allows too much time to build up new experiences of hurt, resentment, or alienation; experiences that can weaken the long-term bond of a relationship.
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Stepmothering: What You Need to Know
Being a stepmother is hard, and often, thankless work. While some stepmothers are able to establish close and comfortable relationships, many struggle with the role. In addition, children are typically more tolerant and accepting of stepfathers than stepmothers. Here are some important reasons why stepmothering can be such a struggle:
Loyalty Factor: Children often have intense [...]
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WHEN PARENTS HURT
Get advice and support from others who are struggling with adolescent or adult children who won’t talk to them or who are always critical and rejecting; parents whose partners or ex-spouses interfere with their being good parents; learning to forgive yourself for parenting mistakes; adolescent or adult children who aren’t in line to create a [...]
IMPERFECT HARMONY
A place for people who are considering divorce or for those who want to learn how to solve the conflicts in their marriage. Discuss how to recover from an affair, when should you divorce, when are children affected by divorce; how are children affected by troubled marriages, and other issues.
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MARRIED WITH TWINS
Talk to other parents who are trying to keep their marriages healthy while living in this very challenging environment.
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LAZY HUSBANDS/CRITICAL WIVES
Discuss conflicts around housework, money, chores, and differences around parenting. How to get help and support from your spouse; the right and wrong way to communicate; what’s a fair division of labor; how to solve parenting differences, etc.
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Postpartum Depression
Kelly Willenberg is the President of the National Organization of Mothers of Twins Club. She suffered from postpartum depression after her twins were born. “I had terrible PPD, but I didn’t seek treatment. The most shocking thing for me was that I resented the babies and didn’t want them to be around. It was an [...]
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