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Normal parents want to make sure that their children don’t go without the necessities of life. However, many normal parents also feel guilty when they can’t give their children what the neighbours’ kids have. For some this may mean the latest in the line of…

Children and Divorce

January 1, 2009

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A small figure crept into my office, nervously anticipating a meeting with her father. A man she hadn’t seen in several months and hadn’t cared to see for a lot longer than that. Her long hair hung in front of her face as she occupied…

Helping children who feel caught in the middle during a divorce

November 1, 2008

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A fourteen year old client sat opposite me yesterday, tears rolling down her cheeks. “Why can’t they just do the right thing?” she asked of me. “The right thing,” in her mind, was that her mother, who had been separated from her father for a…

Summer Time 2006

May 1, 2006

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As I write this piece, it is mid May. I think ahead to the end of the school year – only 33 school days to go – and realize that I still some planning to do in preparation for the summer months. Hey, aren’t summers…

Meal times made happier

March 1, 2006

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“What’ll you have for breakfast?” I ask my blurry eyed teenager as she stumbles down the stairs Monday morning. Need I ask. It’s the same every day. Peanut Butter Puffs and milk. And maybe half a banana. Daughter number two meanders down the stairs shortly…

Farting

February 1, 2006

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At the close of my first session with a child, I give them a parting gift. Over the years none has been as popular as farting putty. The name alone excites a child. Their initial excitement, however, can’t compare to the exuberance they show after…