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It can be difficult to effectively communicate with a previous partner about your child’s wellbeing without letting emotions... [![Two parents smiling with their children on their laps talking to a counselor in a therapy setting. ](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ParentGoalSetting.jpg?width=365&name=ParentGoalSetting.jpg) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/parent-goal-setting) ## [Parent Goal Setting Makes Better Parents](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/parent-goal-setting) I’ll remain calm at all times. School lunch boxes will contain only organic food. There will be less Minecraft and more actual craft. I’m not going to react (next time) when my son chases the cat... [![A drawing in white of the top of a human head with looping arrows going off from the top of the head with the word _my ADHD brain_ against a gray background](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/A%20drawing%20in%20white%20of%20the%20top%20of%20a%20human%20head%20with%20looping%20arrows%20going%20off%20from%20the%20top%20of%20the%20head%20with%20the%20word%20_my%20ADHD%20brain_%20against%20a%20gray%20background.png?width=365&name=A%20drawing%20in%20white%20of%20the%20top%20of%20a%20human%20head%20with%20looping%20arrows%20going%20off%20from%20the%20top%20of%20the%20head%20with%20the%20word%20_my%20ADHD%20brain_%20against%20a%20gray%20background.png) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/parenting-child-adhd) ## [Parenting a Child with ADHD](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/parenting-child-adhd) **“I’ve taken everything away and they still don’t listen”** [![A graphic that reads ](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/positiveblogpic1.jpg?width=365&name=positiveblogpic1.jpg) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/positive-psychology) ## [Positive Psychology](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/positive-psychology) What is **Positive Psychology**? [![A child wearing a green jacket asleep in a pile of fall leaves. ](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ParentingaChildwithADHD.jpg?width=365&name=ParentingaChildwithADHD.jpg) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/step-dads-back-to-school) ## [Step-Dads Back to School – What a Relief!](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/step-dads-back-to-school) Guys, what did you do for your summer vacation? Ask any kid in a step family and your own answer may pale in comparison. From “Oh, I spent a couple of weeks with my dad and step mom. I was excited... [![A person looking over a lake with snowcapped mountains in the distance. ](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/getting-better-1-1.jpg?width=365&name=getting-better-1-1.jpg) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/getting-better-psychotherapy) ## [Getting Better – This isn't going to happen overnight](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/getting-better-psychotherapy) So often, when I sit down with an individual person, or a family I hear something along the lines of, “fix it,” or, “fix me.”  Here’s the thing about **getting better** – this (whatever it is – anxiety,... [![A person with long brown hair sitting on a sofa talking to a therapist in a room with natural light from large windows, brick walls, and plants.](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/_A%20person%20with%20long%20brown%20hair%20sitting%20on%20a%20sofa%20talking%20to%20a%20therapist%20in%20a%20room%20with%20natural%20light%20from%20large%20windows%2c%20brick%20walls%2c%20and%20plants..png?width=365&name=_A%20person%20with%20long%20brown%20hair%20sitting%20on%20a%20sofa%20talking%20to%20a%20therapist%20in%20a%20room%20with%20natural%20light%20from%20large%20windows%2c%20brick%20walls%2c%20and%20plants..png) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/what-to-expect) ## [What to Expect in Your First Therapy Session](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/what-to-expect) What to expect the first session: [![A teenager with curly black hair and dark eyes wearing a bright yellow t-shirt and smiling against a worn gray wooden wall](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/A%20teenager%20with%20curly%20black%20hair%20and%20dark%20eyes%20wearing%20a%20bright%20yellow%20t-shirt%20and%20smiling%20against%20a%20worn%20gray%20wooden%20wall.png?width=365&name=A%20teenager%20with%20curly%20black%20hair%20and%20dark%20eyes%20wearing%20a%20bright%20yellow%20t-shirt%20and%20smiling%20against%20a%20worn%20gray%20wooden%20wall.png) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/counseling-helpful) ## [Why is Counseling Helpful?](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/counseling-helpful) [![A view low to the ground next to soil and sprouting plants with a blue sky and a few white clouds in the distance. The words ](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/TherapyisAboutGrowth-300x251.jpg?width=365&name=TherapyisAboutGrowth-300x251.jpg) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/therapy-growth) ## [Therapy Is About Growth!](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/therapy-growth) Therapy is about growth! 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