Question: I had an eating disorder growing up. Now that I have two young daughters, I want to do whatever I can to prevent that. Do you have any suggestions?
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Question: I had an eating disorder growing up. Now that I have two young daughters, I want to do whatever I can to prevent that. Do you have any suggestions?
by Dr. Kim Blackham
Question: I recently checked the Internet browser history on my 12-year-old sons computer, and he has been looking at pornography. How should I talk to him about this? Im worried if he finds out Ive been snooping, he wont trust me anymore and start to keep other things secret.
by Dr. Kim Blackham
In a recent interview with NY Parenting, I talk about the changes in your role as a parent that occur when a child leaves home. This is a time that parents and kids are both unsure of how to navigate their relationship and roles.
“Often the move to college marks the most distinctive change for a child becoming an adult. There is usually a natural pulling away that happens in the teen years to prepare for this move into adulthood, but it still comes as a real shift,” says Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Kim Blackham, and owner and director of Summit View Family Therapy in Winston-Salem, N.C.Continue Reading
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Cindy could not find her four year old son. She looked all through the house and then the yard, but couldn’t find him anywhere. Desperate, she ran out into the street and looked up and down the road. There was her sweet son, sitting at the corner playing with his stick in the dirt. Yanking him back to the house, she yelled, “Haven’t I told you not to go to the corner?”
The next day she found him there again. This time she spanked him and sent him to his room saying, “I have told you not to go to the corner! You’ll spend the rest of the day in your room!”Continue Reading
by Dr. Kim Blackham
Everyday rituals and family traditions such as walking the dog together when you both get home from work, Saturday morning chores, and bedtime routines are all opportunities to build and strengthen family relationships. Time set aside for these daily family traditions and rituals provides a sense of continuity and predictability – without which, families often experience a sense of chaos. You are probably already doing a lot of these and not considering them as traditions and rituals. For example, allowing kids to help you bake, gathering together to bathe the dog, or game night every Sunday after dinner may seem inconsequential, but actually, have a strong impact on your family. Continue Reading
by Dr. Kim Blackham
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