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Well, it’s happened. Maybe you were afraid it would. Or, perhaps it blindsided you but….your daughter didn’t make the dance team. Your son was passed over for the scholarship. Your child didn’t get the part or solo or moment in the sun which he or she worked so hard! Now what do you do? You call upon your own Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Liz. So, your son is hurting. Your daughter comes to you in tears. And as a parent you’re supposed to make it all better. Where do we start? Read the rest of this entry »

KSL Television ~ Studio 5

Through the ages are family stages. But as a parent, how do you ever stop seeing your child as just that: a child? The transition from adolescent to adulthood is full of uneasiness, on BOTH sides of the equation. Read the rest of this entry »

KSL Television ~ Studio 5 

You’ve devoted well-over a decade of untold time and energy to your children. You’ve warned them about drugs and alcohol, not to mention the facts of life and love. For years you’ve been driving them to practice, games, and dances and now your young teens might be driving you…a little batty. Ah, the push and pull of living with a teenager. You may even be familiar with how a simple, “Hi, how are you?” switches to an all-out war as your teen accuses you of being way too intrusive! Teens can turn on a dime…and parents need to learn how to hold on tight. Read the rest of this entry »

KSL TV–Studio 5

Contrary to a popular belief, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day were NOT established to support the greeting card industry In the early 1900′s, following the campaign to make Mother’s Day a holiday, Sonora Dodd wanted to honor her widowed father who raised Sonora and her five siblings, including an infant son, following the devastating loss of his wife to childbirth. In Sonora’s eyes, her father, William Smart, was a selfless, loving, and courageous man. Initially, people laughed at Sonora with her dream of honoring fathers, for only mothers were known to be nurturers. But, after relentless efforts for years on end, Father’s Day did indeed become a reality in honor of William Smart’s June birthday back in 1910. Read the rest of this entry »