What Your Therapist Will Never Tell You About Money
Therapists aren’t supposed to have any personal feelings about money and fees, right? And if they do, they have been trained to keep all such feelings out of the treatment. So money and financial...
View ArticleTeens and the Internet: How Much Is Too Much?
Most stories about adolescents and the internet underscore the very real dangers of cyberbullies, sexual predators, and on-line scams that imperil unsuspecting, vulnerable teens. Another risk? The...
View ArticleElementary School Kids and Divorce: What Parents Need to Know – Part One of Two
Kids are often confused about the reasons behind a parental split. Ask a typical nine year old to name her favorite TV show or baseball player. She’ll readily proclaim her fondness for “iCarly” and her...
View ArticleDealing with the Emotional Impact of the Financial Crisis Part 2 of 2
Contact with friends and family helps mitigate against financial stress The economic news seems to get worse and worse. For the past several years Americans have lived through high unemployment, a...
View ArticleDealing with the Emotional Impact of the Financial Crisis – Part 1
The recent market gyrations are enough to cause emotional whiplash. You don’t need to have a substantial portfolio or a high net worth to feel the stress of the current economic crisis. Millions of...
View ArticleYou and Your Money
If money is on your mind, you are not alone. Money. Just mentioning the word is enough to spark intense emotion. For some, money brings feelings of anxiety or dread, for others, anger and deprivation,...
View ArticleTeens and Money: Do gender sterotypes influence spending habits?
Who spends more–and what’s gender got to do with it? Guest post by Mardee Alvaro For the past two years, 16-year-old Emily has proudly watched her bank account grow as she stashes away babysitting...
View ArticleStraight Talk with Kids About Money
Money messages invoke shame–money lessons are empowering Guest Post: By Mardee Alvaro When it comes to a bigger bang for your parenting buck, using lessons rather than messages to teach children about...
View ArticleWhat Your Therapist Will Never Tell You About Money
Money remains a taboo subject for patients and therapists alike Therapists aren’t supposed to have any personal feelings about money and fees, right? And if they do, they have been trained to keep all...
View ArticleTHE MYTH OF WORK/LIFE BALANCE
Remember when a lack of workplace boundaries meant your cubicle was positioned next to that of the office gossip, ensuring your “dirty laundry” went viral? Now many offices have no walls at all; more...
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