by Todd Sarner, MA MFT Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Director of Transformative Parenting When Michael and Sara came to my office the first time things weren’t looking good. They had been married for just over eight years and had three children whom they loved, but they were both very unhappy. Both agreed that [...]
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Does Your Child Say Sorry or Do They Feel Sorry?
by Todd Sarner, MA MFT. Director of Transformative Parenting One of the most troubling things I hear when I am out and about these days is how many parents are forcing their children to say they are sorry for their behavior. Sometimes it’s because the child bumped into someone accidentally at the store. Other times [...]
Understanding & Transforming Aggression in Children
by Todd Sarner, MA MFT. Director of Transformative Parenting Aggression was showing up in many different ways in the Perry household. Ron and Sheila’s 3-year-old daughter Mya was not usually a source of worry, but some days when she felt really frustrated she would take things out on her mother. Sometimes she would hit her [...]