(Explore Your Mind) Communication is the foundation for a good relationship with your family. But, how can you get your family to listen to you? It’s easier than you may think! Establishing assertive communication with your family is more than possible.
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Narcissistic Families: Growing Up in the War Zone
(Amanda Robins, MSW, PhD) When you are raised in a narcissistic family it can feel like there is no help. Parents who are narcissistic are often self-focussed. They will relate to their children as “self-adjuncts” serving to support them and their image of themselves. Do something that reflects well on them and you are suddenly the Golden Child. Make a mistake, ask for help or express your vulnerability, and you are on your own or worse, ridiculed.
Creating a Family Culture Around Emotional Self-Regulation
(Erina White, PhD, MPH, MSW) Most of us know a family that speaks a foreign language at home. Children in these families can switch seamlessly between the language they speak with their parents and the one they speak with their peers, teachers, and other adults. This facility with multiple languages benefits children in numerous ways, including in being able to navigate a multicultural world.
This Part Of Your Baby Remains In Your Body For Up To 38 Years After Childbirth
(Gerald Sinclair) Did you know that as a mother even after you give birth your child’s cells are still within your body and are working to heal you? These cells remain within your being and move forth through your blood and into your organs to work their ‘magic.’
Game-Changing Research Reveals That Parental Experience Is Epigenetically Imprinted onto 14 Successive Generations
(Tracey Watson) We all know that we inherit certain specific genetic characteristics from our parents and that these are indelibly written in our DNA code. These genetic traits determine everything from the color of our eyes to whether or not we have dimples. Unfortunately, certain genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis and hemophilia can be passed down from generation to generation in the same way.
Jordan B Peterson: Comment on the APA Guidelines for the Treatment of Boys and Men
(Jordan B Peterson) Beware the Ideologues in Psychologists’ Clothing