The following is part of a post written for our blog at Creative Solutions Counseling. Who are we and why do we care? “According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in every 4 people, or 25% per cent of individuals, develops one or more mental disorders at some stage in life. Today, 450…
It's not illegal to ban kids from eating establishments, but some parents consider the move discriminatory, and potentially a violation of rights for certain special needs kids. What do you think: are kid-free restaurants a great idea or flat-out wrong? via shine.yahoo.com What do you think? Is this just more of our society not valuing kids or…
"It's not about how much time I have left, it's about how I spend the time I do have left." ~Ed Dobson (22)
Everyone makes mistakes–but some of those mistakes are more avoidable than others. When it comes to your job, even just one mistake could result in major consequences for your career. via finance.yahoo.com What would you add to this list?
"It is not enough to have the courage of your convictions, but you must also have the courage to have your convictions challenged." (emphasis his) ~Christopher Phillips
"Society expects girls to be girlie, nice and pretty and boys to be manly, rough and outgoing," says Jenny Johnsson, a 31-year-old teacher. "Egalia gives them a fantastic opportunity to be whoever they want to be." The taxpayer-funded preschool which opened last year in the liberal Sodermalm district of Stockholm for kids aged 1 to…
I was watching a TV show about a minor league pitcher that lived in a nursing home. One of the people in the documentary said something to this effect: When you are living around people in their 80's and 90's you hear stories about risks not taken. Occassionally you will hear about risks taken but…
Recently I had to watch a video of a former Professor talk about leadership. He said that a leader possessed the following characteristics: 1. Exhibits self-awareness 2. Embraces ambiguity 3. Exhibits a sense of humor 4. Takes risks 5. Shows respect to others 6. Provides a vision What do you think of the list? Would…
Fatherhood is something that is always motoring through the placid and not so placid places in my brain. Of course, I have a father and I am a father. I have been entrusted with shaping my children. That scares me. I love being a Dad. I also work with a lot of people who have…
I have an iPad. It's a great tool for a counselor. There are so many ways it has helped me in my practice. An added bonus is that my kids have a "computer" to play with that is pretty easy for me to monitor. The drawback of this arrangement is that they have figured out…
