Blog Category: encourage

April 26, 2017
Confidence — ​That tricky life skill essential to future successes

Confidence — ​That tricky life skill that is built over time and with experience. The belief in one’s ability to succeed is an […]

April 19, 2017
Keep Cool & Calm Down

By Guest Contributor and Wise Family Clinician – Kasey Cain, Resident in Counseling This week we are going to work on calming down and […]

April 12, 2017
Switching gears this month to a health topic…about a magical elixir!

Switching gears to a health related topic this week since many of us are guilty of NOT drinking enough water! My friend, Christine […]

April 5, 2017
WISE Talk: Is my kid normal?

How do you know if your kid is normal? That’s a million-dollar question. What is normal? I think that really is the main […]

March 29, 2017
Feelings, Feelings, Everywhere Feelings

By Guest Contributor and Wise Family Clinician – Kasey Cain, Resident in Counseling  In order to navigate the world around us we must […]

March 22, 2017
An Invitation to Friendship

By Guest Contributor and Wise Family Clinician – Kasey Cain, Resident in Counseling  I have a very vivid memory of pulling into the […]

March 15, 2017
Brain Awareness Week 2017: Executive Functioning in the Classroom

In honor of Brain Awareness Week, I thought it appropriate to talk about Executive Functioning in the classroom. Parents of children and teens […]

March 8, 2017
WISE Talk: Sympathy vs. Empathy

Parents sometimes are confused about the difference between sympathy and empathy. Sympathy is really feeling sorry for someone. It’s really feeling sad about […]

February 22, 2017
Agree to Disagree

This morning, scrolling through my Facebook feed, a video popped up by my very favorite President of all time… KID PRESIDENT! Robby AKA […]

February 15, 2017
She Rocks the World is looking for 2017 Ambassadors!

SHE ROCKS THE WORLD IS LOOKING FOR AMBASSADORS! Do you want to inspire your teenage daughter to fearlessly use her own voice? Have […]

February 8, 2017
Make a little SHIFT Happen

So far this year, I have been thinking, writing and talking about the concept of change in families. Families come to me all […]

January 18, 2017
Parenting A Teenager Made Easier

Having just spent 10 days during the holidays among the smelly socks, empty food boxes, video game smack-downs, hair cut refusals, bottomless pit […]