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March 29, 2014
Differentiation, Part 2
In last week’s post I talked about how differentiation can contribute to estrangement between parents and their young adult children. This continuation of that post talks about the married adult child, and offers some tips to help you trust the process. Remember, differentiation is a normal and healthy part of human development. It’s not due […]
March 22, 2014
Differentiation: “Normal” Estrangement From Parents?
Do you have an adult child under 30 who’s pulling away from you? It could be part of a normal process of development called differentiation. We all know that children eventually (or rapidly!) grow into adults, but not without going through some developmental stages. It’s easy to see these stages in kids’ behavior when they’re […]
March 15, 2014
Almost All Problems Are Emotional
When’s the last time you had a problem that wasn’t emotional? Car broke down? You probably made a call or two and got it fixed; no real problem there except for the annoyance and/or frustration it caused you. Couldn’t pay your mortgage? Losing your home to foreclosure would be an “oh, well” proposition without good […]
