by LorraineSegal | Sep 5, 2011
I recently read an article by syndicated columnist and distinguished pediatrician, T.Berry Brazelton titled “Use Your Words,” a now classic phrase that parents and early childhood educators use with 3 and 4 year olds all over the U.S. As I read the article, I was...
by LorraineSegal | Jul 17, 2011
How can we open our hearts and minds to clear, transformative communication? How can we move from anger and resentment to compassion? From blocks and...
by LorraineSegal | Jun 28, 2011
An apology can bring powerful healing to conflicted relationships. I was privileged to witness this recently in a juvenile diversion mediation. In the mediation for a teen offender and her victims, one thirteen year old girl I’ll call Rebecca took a photo with her...
by LorraineSegal | Jun 28, 2011
Making meetings effective and good. Meetings seem to be an inevitable part of life, whether you’re a stay at home mom active in your kid’s PTA, or the team leader of a big corporate project. Unfortunately, not enough people have learned the process and skills for...
by LorraineSegal | Jun 1, 2011
Is it right to lock up teens forever when their brains are still developing? I read in the newspaper a few days ago that the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled to uphold a life sentence without parole to a teen, Omer Ninham, who murdered a 13 year old when he was 14. In...
by LorraineSegal | May 18, 2011
You start what seems like a simple conversation with your teen, but before you even know what happened, you’re screaming at each other. How did you get to this horrible place so fast with someone you deeply love? Our feelings are an essential part of communication and...
by LorraineSegal | Apr 24, 2011
I’ve worked with many parents of teens who feel their children have been suddenly replaced by strangers they neither know nor understand. But when parents are from another country, and their teens are growing up here in the U.S. , these differences are magnified and...
by LorraineSegal | Apr 6, 2011
Successful communication and conflict resolution with teenagers can be immensely challenging. When parents find an approach that helped, it is natural to hope it will work again. Unfortunately, as teens change and grow, those old solutions may not be effective any...
by LorraineSegal | Mar 15, 2011
Recent research is teaching parents, professionals, and teens a lot more about bullying. The spate of recent suicides (bullycides) has caused more schools to take it seriously and help all of us recognize that bullying is not conflict between two individuals that can...
by LorraineSegal | Feb 18, 2011
When children become teenagers, parents and teens alike may find the transition difficult and filled with conflict.The movie Freaky Friday offers an example of how empathy and understanding can grow even between a feuding teen and parent. When the movie begins, Jamie...
