Strategies to Minimize Sugar Intake After Halloween

You know what job is really the stinks? The Candy Police. You know what’s worse? The emotional roller coaster of a kid high on a sugar rush. Parents, I don’t want to take the fun out of Halloween altogether but I am saying that moderation is the key. We all know that our children do […]

Conquering Nightmares in Children

It’s common for children and some adolescents to have nightmares. They are a natural part of children’s development encompassing a mixture of imagination and the realization that there are things in the world that are intended to cause harm to them. Nightmares or night terrors can make the bedtime routine chaotic to say the least. […]

Meet Juliana Ochoa, our newest Orlando Counselor

Hi, my name is Juliana Ochoa and I am very happy and excited to be joining the wonderful team of Orlando counselors and life coaches at Life Skills Resource Group. I look forward to meeting you! In the meantime, I will share a little about myself and why I became a therapist. I have been […]

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. […]

ARE CONFLICTS WITH YOUR SPOUSE HURTING YOUR CHILD?

Conflict is something everyone has to deal with sometime.Parents invariably have some conflict in their lives whether they are married, separated, or divorced.Often when families are dealing with divorce there is a heightened level of parental conflict.For children, having to deal with parental conflict is a terrible burden to bear.The actions of parents during this […]

WHEN PARENTS DIVORCE

Nearly 50% of marriages end in divorce these days and according to the Associated Press, Florida has one of the higher rates in the country.Parents invariably divorce for a multitude of reasons, but their ultimate goal is to create a happier, healthier life for themselves and their children.What parents often overlook is that their actions […]