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The Future of Families

This is an insightful TED Talk on how parenting styles and approaches have been shifting fundamentally from parents leading the way for their children to follow and being the decision-makers in households, to that of being the elephant pictured above, where the child leads the way and parent supports from behind.  George Carey describes this […]

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Emergency Department in Crisis

Sadly, it is not uncommon that a family will turn to their local emergency department to help them when their child is in an emotional crisis, yet they will find little hope for the right kind of care for that type of crisis in that setting. This is another example in a long chain of […]

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Need Help Assembling Support Team?

Assembling a support team can be crucial in helping everyone during the acute stages of helping your child, as well as during the longer treatment period that will likely take place over time.  One support team may look very different from another. Your child’s medical response team is different than the support team described on […]