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It’s Not a Bird, or a Bee, or a Stork: Why You Should Teach Your Kids About Sex

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It’s Not a Bird, or a Bee, or a Stork: Why You Should Teach Your Kids About Sex

Family Counseling Bethesda MD Research indicates that kids who have had a “comprehensive sexual education engage in less risky sexual behavior use protection, have fewer sexual partners and are less likely to become pregnant during their teenage years.” There is some evidence also that they will delay their sexual interaction if they have been provided […]

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Someone is Mad at You: Now What?

Individual Therapy Bethesda, MD How do you deal with it when someone is angry at you? The answer to this question can reveal volumes about how an individual relates to and interacts with others, and how generally successful and satisfying these relationships and interactions tend to be. Unfortunately, the question often goes unasked. Instead, in the […]

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Nobody told you that kids were bad for marriages

Family Therapy Bethesda MD In 2014 I wrote a blog post that talked about how kids were bad for my marriage. You can read it in here: https://www.jaxmomsblog.com/parenting-wisdom/nobody-told-kids-bad-marriage/ I still get calls from people stating… “we had a great marriage, then we had our child and I don’t know what happened! We fight, we feel […]

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Sustaining your Relationship during Major Life Transitions

If you’re reading this anywhere along the east coast, I’m sure you’re experiencing the same sweltering heat that we are in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area. It seems as though it came from nowhere; one minute, the temperature was in the 70s and the next we were just a few digits shy of 100 degrees. I know […]

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How to create a positive relationship

<Several weeks ago, my husband and I adopted a dog from the shelter. Though both of us grew up with dogs, we were new to adopting an older dog, with an unknown history. The counselor at the shelter recommended obedience classes, specifically positive reinforcement training. Positive reinforcement is based on the idea that any creature […]

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Make this Valentine’s Day One to Remember

Whether you’re single or in a relationship, Valentine’s Day can stir up quite a bit of pressure and anxiety. As the day approaches, worries about what to do, or not do, on this nationally-sanctioned “day of love” come flooding in. With the incessant jewelry promotions, pop-up advertisements, and store displays swathed in pink and red, […]

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Escaping Conflict “Groundhog Day”

My three-year-old is super excited about Valentine’s Day — mostly because she knows that there’s going to be a party at preschool and that we’re going to make cupcakes to share with her friends. Tonight as I was getting her ready for bed, she asked me if tomorrow was Valentine’s Day. I told her that […]

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Fostering a Culture of Awareness

Therapy in Bethesda, MD When I take a look at all of the awareness and appreciation events filling up my calendar in the near future, I realize that October, in particular, is chock-full of them! This month is known for a wide variety of events that bring attention to a myriad of causes worldwide. I could […]

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