Posts Tagged ‘parenting’

Planning for the Unknown

So now that I have my laptop back in my possession, I can finally get back to doing this regularly, as well as working on the WATER Method book. Since I last posted a number of things have happened that caught my attention, and I’ll be sharing them with you over the course of the [...]

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The Nobel Committee Doesn't Believe In Classical Conditioning; a.k.a. Life's Not Fair

Before you go getting on my case, I’m not criticizing the President. Hell, I’m not even mad at him for getting the Nobel Prize on Friday. I’m more upset at the fact that the Nobel Committee decided to give him the Prize based on presumed accomplishment, whereas so many others worked hard and could show [...]

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Marketing Psychology: Meet the New Face of Microsoft

If you’re even a casual TV watcher, you probably have seen some of the new ads Microsoft has been showing lately. A few months ago, they decided to start a campaign in response to the “I’m a Mac, and I’m a PC” ads that Apple was putting out (you know the ones:  “if you’re hip [...]

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No, Learning Doesn't Have To Suck (We Just Do It For Different Reasons)

Recently Jonathan Fields did a blog post entitled: Does Learning Have To Suck? In case you haven’t read it, do yourself a favor and go check it out. I wanted to comment on it, but after some consideration, realized I had more to say about it than I thought. So, you get what you have here.
Now I [...]

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The WATER Method Addendum: Openness and Awareness

So I’ve come to a revelation during my time here. I’ve realized that my approach to problems works for most people and most situations. However, when it comes to relationships, or family members, its really difficult for people to separate their problems into what they can and can’t change when they feel as though their [...]

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Parents Beware: The Narcissist Generation

So I met with a clinician that I respect and admire, as she’s been in the business longer than I have, and has a ton of insight into the issues of today. You know what we talked about?
Teenagers. Or more rather, The Narcissist Generation.
Now why do I say this, and why the heck am I [...]

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Love Has Nothing To Do With Feelings

One of the more common themes I’ve been dealing with in session with my couples is the concept of love, and how some people are “losing the loving feeling.” And I’ve come here to say one thing:
Love has nothing to do with feelings.
Yeah, I know, I know. This flies right in the face of all [...]

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The WATER Method For Summer Vacation Insanity

Its that time of year again -  summer vacation! A time when parents everywhere wonder what the heck they are going to do with their kids for 3 months. Gone are the days of handing them off to school to babysit them for 8 hours while you go off to work, we now are met [...]

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Keeping Your Cool, Even When Children Are Screaming!

So my wife and I were sitting in Friendly’s this evening (in case you don’t know, Friendly’s is a restaurant chain that specializes in ice cream) and we were pleasantly suprised by the service, as previously that Friendly’s was full of teenagers texting their lives away. They must have fired that bunch because the people [...]

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