By: Lianne Avila/YourTango After having counseled children and families for nearly 20 years, I found that there is one thing … More
Tag: PARENTING
Parents: Your Kids Don’t Owe You Anything
Photo: Getty Images Mr: Elizabeth Z Pardue/YourTango Recently, I watched a horrible woman loudly bemoan her choice to conceive to … More
Bad Behavior from the beginning…….
It was a packed flight from Philadelphia to Phoenix. The second of three legs to Sacramento. My day started 3 … More
2 to Zero
Its late afternoon , in a small cafe. Inside was a couple of customers. A women sitting alone in booth … More
Mom, why are you being such a bitch?
Standing in line at Marshall’s on Saturday. “Mom’ can I get these shoes? No Ashley! no more! Mom! why your … More
‘I am scared my son will hit me’: the silent victims of child-parent violence
Madeleine Jones is a solo adoptive mother to her son, who was born into a very violent home CREDIT:JOHN LAWRENCE … More
Trust, Love and Money: when the family wont
Someone had to help him everyone has abandoned him, his parents,his friends, he had no one! Is what she told … More
The 10 Worst Things You Could Ever Call Your Child
By: Maureen Healy Ever call your child a brat? Words have the power to wound or lift our hearts. This … More
Daddy left Mommy for Tommy, or what to do when a parent comes out as gay
Coming out to the kids in the midst of a divorce can make a fraught process even more difficult … More
8 Scary, Long-Lasting Effects Of Having Narcissistic Parents
Photo: Google By: Craig Malkin/YourTango.com Narcissistic parents are abusive. “Character is the trace of relationship,” wrote Christopher Bollas, the brilliant post-Freudian psychoanalyst, in … More
