HELPING KIDS COPE WITH DIVORCE DURING THE HOLIDAYS

As a counselor who works with children at Life Skills Resource Group Orlando, I am aware that at the top of many children’s holiday wish list is a wish that their parents will get back together. Of course that’s not likely to happen for most children of divorce, so the holidays are a difficult time. […]

HOW TO BE A GOOD CONSUMER OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

Okay, I give up. How can you be a good consumer of Psychological services without really trying? Here at Life Skills Resource Group in Orlando, it seems to me that there are a few things (seven, to be exact) that you absolutely have to do in order to be successful in therapy, i.e. get something […]

WHEN KIDS WORRY

“Will I pass my test?” “Is there a monster under my bed?” “If you leave, will you ever come back?” “What if I get lost?” “What if someone takes me?” “Is the door locked?” “Please don’t leave me.” These are just a few examples of thoughts many children have who struggle with anxiety. Anxiety is […]

GROUNDHOG DAY

Have you ever seen the movie Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell? Of course you have; everyone has (probably more than once). It’s the one about a bitter, jaded weatherman who, for some unknown reason, is forced to keep repeating the same day over and over again. Considered to be a modern American […]