Even the healthiest families face stressors in everyday living, so Family & Children’s Center has partnered with regional publications to offer a series of articles from our expert therapists on some of the more common challenges families today meet.

Please select an article below or a general category on the right. Check back often for new articles and topics!

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Please select an article below or a general category on the right. Check back often for new articles and topics!

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Keeping Romance Alive After Children Arrive

by Don Kube, MS, MFT Family & Children's Center Therapist Happily married couples offer their children many short- and long-term benefits. Children raised by such parents enjoy security, emotional stability and healthy role modeling for a variet...

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Posted in: Marriage

Dealing With Defiant Children

by John Streyle, MS, CICSW Family & Children's Center Therapist Even the most adorable toddlers will at some point begin testing limits — and their parents’ patience. It’s normal and healthy for children to explore boundaries, but it’s not healt...

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Posted in: Parenting

Postpartum Depression Affects Babies Too

by Suzanne Wobig, ACSW Family & Children's Center Therapist Society says it's supposed to be one of the happiest times in a woman's life. But one in ten women begin motherhood with a depressive episode, and psychiatric hospital admissions are mo...

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Posted in: Depression

Extreme Dieting a Growing Problem Among Teens

by Gail Dix, MS, MFT Family & Children's Center Therapist Eating disorders now rank as the number one mental health problem among American teens. Making matters worse, a new study indicates that teens involved in extreme dieting — that is, using...

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Posted in: Teens

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