Dr. Tom explores the family value of respect as it relates to the ability we have to foster trust in our strengths and capacity to overcome our weaknesses.
Practical Parenting. Dr. Tom Explores the Concept of Doing the Best We Can?
Ever wonder how you can raise successful children who become functionally independent? Ever wonder what the secret is to raising, happy, healthy children?
Dr. Tom Explores
Gratitude: Dr. Tom Explores the Do as I Say, Not as I Do Phenomenon
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
John F. Kennedy
Gratitude is much more than giving thanks. It is living by the words we speak. This is especially true when it relates to working with the next generation.
So many times, I see a culture of “Do as I say, Not as I Do!” Really, what is this truly about? In order to teach the next generation, we must live by the words we speak.
Practical Parenting: Its More Than Just a Journey
Practical Parenting: Raising a Child in Today’s Technologically Addicted World
Got Devices? Wow, if we break the word de-vice down to its Latin base “de-vitium,” it literally translates to “concerning vice” (defect, crime, etc.). And we wonder why our children are so glued to their “personal device.” Aren’t we all in some way, shape or form glued to some (de)vice or another? As a psychotherapist,… Continue Reading
Practical Parenting: How Much Screen Time is Enough Anyways?
Dr. Thomas Maples of the Stockton Therapy Network explores how much screen time is enough for your children and ways you can use screen time to pass on family values.
Practical Parenting: Thoughts for the Day on Doing the Best We Can!
Be the mother or father today that you want your children to be tomorrow (Dr. Tom) One of the common problems I see in my family practice is when parents try to determine what makes them a good parent. Questions such as “am I doing the right thing,” “is it my fault,” and “what can… Continue Reading
CREATE – Opening the Door to Healthy Communication with Your Children
Have problems communicating with your children? We all do! Dr. Tom explores ways to overcome communication barriers with your child in order to promote positive values and healthy psychological development.
How to Handle an Oppositional Teenager
4 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love… Continue Reading
Oppositional Defiance: What Can We Do with Teenagers Anyways?
Practical Parenting: Why Do We Yell at our Children Anyways?
Ah, Monday! Time to get up and herd the children to get ready for school. Yay, Friday!!! Time to herd the children to school, get to work, and then enjoy the fruits of my labor through the week. No matter what day of the week it is, there always seems to be a battle over… Continue Reading
Practical Parenting: Dealing with Childhood Nightmares
Dr. Tom of The Stockton Therapy Network explores how helping your children make sense of their dreams has a positive effect on their psychological development.
