Posted on December 1, 2006 by Rod E. Smith, MSMFT
My son (13) gets so angry when he is confronted about anything (school results, when he cannot go out, when he cannot be on the Internet) I know he scares himself. Last weekend my husband and son had a confrontation and he hit my husband in the face. I am glad my husband was patient [...]
Filed under: Abuse, Adolescence, Anger, Boundaries, Children, Coaching, Communication, Family, Happiness, High maintenance relationships, Jealousy, Parenting/Children, Relationships, School, Teenagers, Toxic Relationships, Victims, Violence, Voice | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 24, 2006 by Rod E. Smith, MSMFT
People in Healthy Families:
1. Are spontaneous, creative, courageous, and forgiving
2. Are full of humor and laughter
3. Put people ahead of careers
4. Readily face tough issues when they arise
5. Support each other in their endeavors, and want each other to succeed
6. Believe in each other and speak highly of each other
7. Are not overly focused on [...]
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Posted on April 27, 2006 by Rod E. Smith, MSMFT
Wear clothes that fit you. If you consider dressing like a good-for-nothing fashionable, do so when you can afford it. Dress very well when interviewing for a job or meeting your grandmother. Remove all body “art” when you are with your teachers, former teachers, parents and grandparents. Don’t get a tattoo. If you have to [...]
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Posted on March 13, 2006 by Rod E. Smith, MSMFT
Rearing children is perhaps the arena or avenue where you, parent, coach or teacher, will make your most profound impact on the world.
Surely the strongest influence upon how we will raise our children might be the manner in which we ourselves were raised? Much can be gained from trying to remember what childhood was really [...]
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Posted on February 27, 2006 by Rod E. Smith, MSMFT
My son ( came home from school very upset about children who had turned him away from a game they were playing on the school field. He tried to join in and as far as I can tell, the older boys (10 year olds) who happen to live near (our family) sent him away. [...]
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Posted on February 23, 2006 by Rod E. Smith, MSMFT
Make neither the child you teach nor his parents into your enemy. Contempt, even slight contempt, for your students and their families, will not further the honorable goals of a good teacher, but infect the classroom environment to the detriment of all.
No matter how poorly students or their parents might behave, you will not [...]
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Posted on February 22, 2006 by Rod E. Smith, MSMFT
1. Has the support, trust, and the encouragement of the school community even when unpopular decisions become necessary.
2. Doesn’t have to combat or interpret an internal political minefield within the immediate leadership team, teachers and parent community in order to get meaningful work accomplished.
3. Is sufficiently aware and respectful of the school’s history yet does [...]
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