Counseling Corner

Overcoming Barriers To Improved Self-Esteem

We all have days when we question ourselves. Have we made the right decision? Are things going to turn out the way we want? When the questions become too frequent and the fears driving them become overwhelming, our self-esteem, the value we see in ...

Don't Take The Fun Out Of Sports For Your Kids

Organized sports can be a lot of fun and provide great learning experiences for many children. Unfortunately, in some families those same sports can be a source of stress and problems. Some parents can become not just supportive fans for their ...

The Benefits of Volunteering

Do you volunteer? It might be through your church, your children's sports teams, a local hospital, or an almost limitless number of other opportunities to give a bit of your time and talents to help others. A lot of us do volunteer to help in various ...

When To Pay Attention To Those School Complaints

Kids often complain about school. Usually such complaints are about minor things -- disagreements with friends, a test that they weren't prepared for, or a subject they just don't like or understand very well. And while it's easy for parents to ...

Is The Stress In Your Life Affecting Your Waistline?

Stress can sneak into our lives through our jobs, families, personal relationships or a wide variety of other causes. Regardless of the source, stress is never a pleasant experience and so we often try to find ways to eliminate or minimize the stress ...

When It's Time To Take Action

There are probably lots of people whose lives turn out just the way they imagined they would, or possibly even better than they ever dreamed. But there are also plenty of us who find our current lives aren't quite living up to our earlier expectations ...

Six Simple Steps To Staying Friends With Your Adolescent

Communication between parents and teens is often difficult. Teens are often convinced that their parents don't understand them, don't trust them and refuse to recognize their growing maturity. While it may not be possible to always overcome such ...

Realizing That Actions Do Speak Louder Than Words

It can be difficult to change the actions of others even after trying to tell that other person repeatedly that what they're doing or saying is personally troubling to you. It can happen with our kids, our spouses, or other close relatives. Often the ...

Put Nature To Work Fighting Your Stress

Stress is very much a part of our modern world. Whether it's the pressures of family responsibilities, personal obligations or the requirements of our jobs, there are ample opportunities for most of us to feel stressed and anxious a great deal of the ...

For Our Children, Risk Is Okay—Danger Is Not

It is often difficult for parents to accept that sometimes it's a good thing for their children to take risks. That doesn't mean that a child ought to constantly be putting themselves in danger -- that's never a good thing. But it does mean that our ...