This week I was cleaning out some old documents and came across a letter I had written many years ago when asked what being a Parents Anonymous Group Parent Leader meant to me. Here is the reply in response to the question: What does parent leadership mean to me? When this … [Read more...] about Parent Leadership and What That Means to Me
Depression and Feeling Better – Part II
Depression is common among parents from time to time but should not define your life. The Parents Anonymous Group I attended was much like any group in society; almost everyone experiences prolonged sadness sometimes and we were no different. Many of us dealt with complicated … [Read more...] about Depression and Feeling Better – Part II
Parental Perspectives
Perspectives can change our emotional responses dramatically. Human beings are emotional creatures and being a parent often magnifies those feelings. Watching a nameless child hit a home run is not nearly as exciting as watching your own child hit a run. A child failing … [Read more...] about Parental Perspectives
Depression and Feeling Better – Part I
Parenting is hard normally but if you are depressed as well then it is much harder than it should be. In my Parents Anonymous Group, depression touched many of our lives from time to time. Many of our members dealt with very difficult, stressful situations that occasionally … [Read more...] about Depression and Feeling Better – Part I
Positive and Negative Moods
“There is not one good thing I can say about my child!” Parents in my Parents Anonymous group heard this more than once from exasperated parents, (blush) me included. We all may have different reasons for the situation like being over-scheduled, being tired or exhausted. I … [Read more...] about Positive and Negative Moods
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to