Author: Shocki, PhD, LMFT, LCSW
Dr Shocki has over thirty years experience in the behavior health field. He has founded and directs the Life Source Center, Inc., located in Plantsville Connecticut. Services include behavior health counseling dealing with relationship issues, persons struggling with various anxiety and depressive maladies and those individuals struggling to develop improved stategies to cope with the world around them. Dr. Shocki has also written a book entitled "Take Charge of Your Life or Someone Else Will" The book is available electronically free upon request at lifesourcecenter @aol.com.
Parents, take note!
As a psychotherapist, I am becoming more and more aware of parents trying to be friends to their children rather than responsible parents, resulting in dysfunctional home environments. This is manifested in many ways including the following. There is the parent who treats the child as a confidant, sharing personal information with the child who is too young and ill equipped to handle. There is also the parent who allows the child too much unearned freedoms. There is also the parent who attempts to align the child against the otherRead More