Marriage and family can bring heightened emotions and challenging issues when we less expect it! Should a couple ever fight in front of the children? If so, what are the right things to keep in mind so that it is a learning experience and not damaging to the marriage and family? Here are a few [...]

Every marriage will have some stumbling blocks, but interfaith marriages have a few extra challenges.  The issue of the couple’s interfaith needs to be talked about and dealt with prior to the interfaith marriage.  This discussion should include what exactly is important to you in your religion and what are the non-negotiable items.  This can [...]

“You don’t understand!” “You don’t have a clue what I am going through!”  “You don’t know what your talking about!”  If you have not heard these statements from you teenager get ready because it’s coming! However, during these transitional years, parent involvement becomes a crucial aspect of their successful high school career. Student Fears – [...]

Going from “Idol to Idiot” in the eyes of their Middle Schooler! It is this battlefield of questions that we leave our children to face their own fears, tackle their own obstacles and to become their own person; and all too often it is with our regret that we have not prepared them for this [...]

Orlando ADHD Counseling Expert Jim West answers 5 Questions about ADHD Symptoms and Alternative Treatments to Medication “You need to put your kids on Ritalin!” “You do not discipline your kids enough!” “He never comes to class prepared!” “Why don’t you make her do her homework!” “He’s all over the classroom!” “She’s is a daze [...]

Rolling over, sitting, crawling, walking, cooing, speaking; these are just some of the basic developmental milestones we expect our young children to reach. When we suspect one or more of these is delayed, what do we do? Where do we turn? In Orange County, Florida, before a child is three years old, one can turn [...]