As a therapist who has worked with many families, I have frequently heard parents say, ‘we love our kids unconditionally’. This sense that a young person is cared about just because they are part of family is so important. They don’t have to do anything to earn love from parents. All they need to do […]
Your Kids’ Brain on Technology
Mathew Meyers, MA, LMFT Recently I had the opportunity to learn from Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D. during an all-day intensive workshop on Anxiety in the digital age. Ms. Wehrenberg is a coach, therapist, and trainer. At Traverse Counseling & Consulting we have the opportunity to work with and serve children, teens and parents in the area […]
Summer with Kids: Parent’s Priorities
~ By Emilee Rodriguez Looking forward to summer!?! Our thoughts about summer include our expectations, or hopes, of what our summer will look like. Many kids and parents have expectations of summer fun, beach and boating days, vacations, sleeping in, and more! For my family and many of our clients, parents are juggling two jobs, kids’ active […]
Your brain is unable to read this whole title without losing focus…
Mathew Meyers, MA, LMFT Did I get your attention? There has been some suggestion that the ability to focus has been decreasing in recent years. Although there is some controversy about the research on this issue, some suggest that humans have only an 8 second span of attention (shorter than that of a goldfish) without […]
A New Developmental Task
Mathew Meyers, MA, LMFT Technology in the 21st century is growing exponentially. There are new devices every year that are more sophisticated, more efficient and more user-friendly. The core purpose of these devices is to connect us to friends and family, to entertain us, to inform us, and to make us more productive in our […]