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Bridge To Wholeness: Volume 1 Issue 5 December 2014
Welcome to the December 2014 Issue of the Agape newsletter, Bridge to Wholeness! Our monthly newsletter is the best way for you to keep up with what is going on around Agape, with events and updates, and articles written by our counselors. We hope it will help bring you a little bit closer to emotional, mental, and spiritual wholeness! In this issue (click to read individual articles): The Problem with Perfectionism by Bob Vass, PLPC NCC Funny, Funny, Funny, What Money Can Do by Kathryn Manley, MS, LPC, CST Problem Solving with Your Child by Carolyn Knarr, MSW, LCSW New Group Counseling groups and much more! Click here for full newsletter!
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Mommy Holiday Stress
Kathy, I feel guilty and confused. We have always alternated holidays, but it’s getting to the point that I’m starting to dread the packing of the presents, side dishes, and the kids’ toys and diapers. I hate the mall. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to start our own family traditions, but I just know my mother-in-law would be furious to not have Christmas at her house. We have school programs, church events, and Secret Santa at work. My husband and I try very hard to teach our kids the true meaning of Christmas. It’s important for me to have the house look nice because I want the…
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Helping Children When They Are Upset
By Carolyn Knarr, MSW, LCSW, Director of Child Therapeutic Services One of the most important parenting skills is helping children learn to calm down when they are upset. A child can go from calm to out of control in five seconds or less! The more escalated the child’s emotions and behavior are, the more calm the adult needs to be. Responding with a lecture or with more intensity will quickly create a power struggle. When a child is “having a meltdown,” he* isn’t thinking with his frontal cortex, which is the rational, problem-solving part of his brain. He is responding with his amygdala, which is the emotional, fight or flight…
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Raising Teenagers with Good Values
By John A. Leber Jr. MA, PLPC Having worked in education for over six years as a counselor, teacher, and coach, I’ve found one troubling question that keeps presenting itself: Who is raising our teenagers and from where do they get their values and sense of worth? The obvious answer would be that their parents are raising them and are instilling the appropriate values and beliefs. Unfortunately, we need to question this belief and realize that our teenagers are absorbing information and often taking action based on what they see and hear from mass media. The halls of our local high schools are filled with thousands of students, nearly all…
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