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Money Through The Ages: Changing Our Generational Views
Mary Lambrecht, M.S. LMFT
Our generational family history can influence our current views on money for ourselves and for our families. This...
Turning Financial Stress into an Opportunity for Growth and Attachment in Marriage
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW
Many couples experience financial stress at some point in their marriage. However uncomfortable that stress may be...
Tips for Talking About Finances
Talking about money can lead to conflict, but research shows that having a plan on how to handle disagreements leads...
Entitlement, Money and Families
Suzan Myhre, M.S.S.W., LICSW, LPC
This article describes what entitlement means and how families send messages to their children about money and...
Women and Money
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
More and more women are coming into their own sense of money, what it means to them and how to manage their funds...
Working with Your Child's Temperament
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW
This article accompanies Christine Vander Wielen and Lynda Savage's five part radio series "Working with Your...
Teens and Media Violence
This article describes how television, video games, and film violence affects teens, how parents can help protect...
I have a WHAT?
As the Nationwide Insurance commercial proclaims, "Life comes at you fast," parents can find themselves...
The Push/Pull of Adolescence
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Adolescence is often been described as a second toddlerhood. Parents of adolescents often express to me the...
To Rescue or Not, That is the Question
Suzan Myhre, M.S.S.W., LICSW, LPC
This article explores ways in which parents rescue their adolescent children and ways to weigh the decision whether...
