Posted Jul 11 2017 by Dr. Baya Mebarek in Anxiety, bicultural couples therapy, Children & Adolescents, Children & Teenagers, conflict resolution, Counseling Military Couples, Counseling Military Families, Couples, Couples arguing, Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce therapy, Family, Family Therapy, fb, Infidelity, Marriage Counseling, Marriage Therapy, Parenting young children, Parents and teenagers relationships
Some people believe that their families are too troubled to change. They feel that their families bring out the worst in each other and that they are plagued with insurmountable problems. They feel hopeless about changing their family life. However, many strong families have emerged from this place of despair, often in the face of a family crisis, to achieve …
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Posted Jul 6 2017 by Dr. Baya Mebarek in Anxiety, bicultural couples therapy, Children & Adolescents, Children & Teenagers, Counseling Military Couples, Counseling Military Families, Counseling Relationship, Couples, Couples arguing, Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce therapy, Family, Family Therapy, fb, Infidelity, Marriage Counseling, Marriage Therapy, Parenting young children, Parents and teenagers relationships
One characteristic of strong families is a shared belief One characteristic of strong families is a shared belief in a greater power that guides ethical behavior, concern for others, and unity with living things. These shared beliefs help to create a bond between family members, as well as providing a framework for love, purpose, security, hope, and peace. The guidelines …
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Posted Jul 3 2017 by Dr. Baya Mebarek in Anxiety, bicultural couples therapy, Children & Adolescents, Children & Teenagers, conflict resolution, Counseling Depression, Counseling Military Couples, Counseling Military Families, Couples, Couples arguing, Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce therapy, Family, Family Therapy, fb, Marriage Counseling, Marriage Therapy, Parenting young children, Parents and teenagers relationships
Strong families spend a great deal of time together And the time spent is not always in planned events. Just spending time, doing nothing in particular, eases our feelings of isolation and loneliness, builds relationships, contributes to a feeling of security, and helps to create a sense of family identity. Individual family members should find time when two people can …
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Posted Jun 26 2017 by Dr. Baya Mebarek in Anxiety, bicultural couples therapy, Children & Adolescents, Children & Teenagers, conflict resolution, Counseling Military Couples, Counseling Military Families, Counseling Relationship, Couples, Couples arguing, Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce therapy, Family, Family Therapy, fb, Individual, Infidelity, Marriage Counseling, Marriage Therapy, Parenting young children, Parents and teenagers relationships
One research study has shown that the average couple spends seventeen minutes per week in conversation. In contrast, strong families spend a great deal of time talking with one another – ranging from trivial matters to important issues. Communication helps us to feel connected, and because members of strong families feel free to exchange information and ideas, they become good …
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Posted Jun 21 2017 by Dr. Baya Mebarek in Anxiety, bicultural couples therapy, Children & Adolescents, Children & Teenagers, Counseling Military Couples, Counseling Military Families, Counseling Relationship, Couples, Couples arguing, Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce therapy, Family, Family Therapy, fb, Marriage Counseling, Marriage Therapy, Parenting young children, Parents and teenagers relationships
By showing appreciation, we are essentially saying that the other person is worthy and has dignity. We declare that we can see the positive qualities of the other person. This message is crucial to emotional wellness because it is a core building block of self-esteem. Thus, strong families help build healthy personalities. Parents and siblings have a strong influence in …
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Posted Jun 20 2017 by Dr. Baya Mebarek in Anxiety, bicultural couples therapy, Children & Adolescents, Children & Teenagers, Counseling Depression, Counseling Military Couples, Counseling Military Families, Counseling Relationship, Couples, Couples arguing, Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce therapy, Family, Family Therapy, fb, Marriage Counseling, Marriage Therapy, Parenting young children, Parents and teenagers relationships
Here are some qualities shared by strong families A commitment is a pledge or a promise. Applied to family life, it is a sense of responsibility or duty to the family that overrides temporary conflicts or times of crisis. Members of strong families take their familial commitment seriously. It is conscious, unwavering, and unconditional. Strong families are not immune to …
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Posted Jun 19 2017 by Dr. Baya Mebarek in Anxiety, bicultural couples therapy, Children & Adolescents, Children & Teenagers, conflict resolution, Counseling Military Couples, Counseling Military Families, Counseling Relationship, Couples, Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce therapy, Family, Family Therapy, fb, Marriage Counseling, Marriage Therapy, Parenting young children, Parents and teenagers relationships
Creating a Sense of Belonging in the Home One key to an emotionally healthy life is having the backing of a strong, supportive family. A strong family may be as small as two people or as large as a kinship network of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. The size of the family, indeed the composition of the family, does not …
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Posted Jun 12 2017 by Dr. Baya Mebarek in Anxiety, Anxiety Counseling, bicultural couples therapy, Children & Adolescents, Children & Teenagers, Counseling Depression, Counseling Military Couples, Counseling Military Families, Couples, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce therapy, Family, Family Therapy, fb, Individual, Infidelity, Parenting young children, Parents and teenagers relationships
TIPS FOR MANAGING WORRY • Find Connectedness. When we feel connected to something larger than ourselves (a group of friends, our families, work, a sense of the past, ideas, and religious or transcendent faith), we are less likely to worry. • Seek Advice and Reassurance. We all need supportive feedback from others from time to time. Other people may have …
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Posted May 15 2017 by Dr. Baya Mebarek in Anxiety, Anxiety Counseling, bicultural couples therapy, Children & Adolescents, Children & Teenagers, conflict resolution, Counseling Depression, Counseling Military Couples, Counseling Military Families, Couples, Couples Counseling, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce therapy, Family, Family Therapy, fb, Individual, Parenting young children, Parents and teenagers relationships
Stress happens when we perceive an event as disturbing or threatening. Our primitive ancestors experienced stress when they had to fight off wild animals, invaders, adverse natural events, and other threats to their survival. These days we are more likely to feel the anxiety that emerges from stress when we face overwhelming responsibilities at work or home, experience loneliness, rejection, …
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Posted May 4 2017 by Dr. Baya Mebarek in bicultural couples therapy, Children & Adolescents, Children & Teenagers, conflict resolution, Counseling Military Couples, Counseling Military Families, Counseling Relationship, Couples, Couples arguing, Couples Therapy, Divorce therapy, Family, Family Therapy, fb, Marriage Counseling, Parenting young children, Parents and teenagers relationships, Premarital Counseling, Premarital Therapy
LISTEN TO THE CHILDREN Children need to be heard. Listening to children gives them the feeling that they count, that they matter. They can draw on the strength and experience of an adult whom they trust – and they trust those who give them stable and consistent attention. It is during childhood that they develop a level of self-esteem that …
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