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Adult Children Moving Back

Written by Dr. Sidney Langston   Kathryn and John, the parents of three adult children, sat across from me looking worried. John had retired several months earlier and he and his wife had been looking forward to doing some traveling and...

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Sexual Abuse of Boys

Written by Dr. Sidney Langston  Until recently, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the subject of males who were molested as children. Unfortunately, this is not due to an absence of male victims. Analysis indicates that one in three...

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Childhood Sexual Abuse

Written by Joyce Plyler, M.Ed.    To the person who has endured and survived it, childhood sexual abuse is devastating; its ramifications are far-reaching. Sexual abuse leaves deep and lasting emotional, psychological and spiritual scars....

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Pushy Parents

Written by Dr Sidney Langston    Danielle is a bright, active eight year old whose parents have her involved in so many activities that she has no time to play or be with her friends. Since age two she has...

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Depressed Teenagers

Written by Dr. Sidney Langston    Peter, a 17-year-old senior, is suddenly faced with the break up of his parents’ 24-year marriage. He is angry, moody, withdrawn and disinterested in his senior year...

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Adolescence and Sibling Conflict

Parents frequently ask, “What can I do as a parent to help my teenage children get along? They are always bickering, calling each other names and fighting over everything. It gets so bad that it completely disrupts family life. They are even...

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Teenage Boredom

Written by Dr Sidney Langston    As a parent, have you ever heard your teenagers complain of boredom? Up until their teen years they may have seemed full of life and direction. But  now as you witness...

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