by mcl | Apr 1, 2018 | Columns, Let's Get Real, Relationships
By Courtney Layson Technology – How Much Is Too Much? I distinctly remember the first commercial I saw for the original iPhone. The ad was vague, but it left viewers with a sense of anticipation. I wondered what in the world could be so different...
by mcl | Sep 1, 2017 | Columns, Let's Get Real, Relationships
By Kristen S. Jones, DPC, LPC, NCC The Bully Within As parents, few things hurt our heart more than finding out our children have been targeted or picked on by another child. In fact, every parent, at some point, has had a conversation with their child...
by mcl | May 31, 2017 | Columns, Let's Get Real, Relationships
BY DAVID W. TRIPLETT The Price Of Abandonment “Hello Dad, where have you been?” These were the words uttered as I spoke with my dad for the first time in 15 years. The last time I had seen him was my freshman year in high school in Clinton, SC. My...
by mcl | Jan 3, 2017 | Columns, Let's Get Real, Relationships
By Courtney Layson, LPC Parents’ Guide to Curbing the Technology Craze Last night I watched a family at Amerigo Italian Restaurant entertain their young children with an iPad while the adults enjoyed dinner and conversation. Even though the kids were...
by mcl | Dec 5, 2016 | Columns, Let's Get Real, Relationships
By Carolyn Tomlin Grandparents Who Overspend at Christmas Like most young children, 6-year-old “Ashley” couldn’t wait until Christmas. And who could blame the child? Television commercials blasted out the latest toys that every good little boy and girl...
by mcl | Nov 2, 2016 | Columns, Let's Get Real, Relationships
By FRED G. DAVIS, LPC Parental Alienation—Earthquakes and Atomic Bombs To children divorces are like earthquakes—the world is turned upside down and nothing looks like it once did. Even in the best of cases, kids get the short end of all the...
