Tips if you Suspect Developmental Delay in Your Child |Social Skills Counseling Services
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 to The Developmental Center (407-317-7430), [...]
3 Tips to Manage the Stress of Unemployment | Anxiety Stress Management Counselor
Our economic future is uncertain and many have lost their jobs. It appears that many male-dominated professions have taken the hardest hits; construction and development, managerial positions, IT, and much more. Business which were once booming have either closed their doors or downsized to simply the owner and maybe his children. Sudden unemployment for primary breadwinners can be earth shattering. [...]
5 Dicas Para Relacionamentos De Longa-Distância
Você está estressado com o seu relacionamento de longa-distância? Está pronto para terminar? Por muito tempo relacionamentos de longa-distância tem se tornado uma realidade da vida. À medida que avançamos nas tecnologias no novo mundo de meios sociais com facebook e myspace, relacionamentos estão alterando também. Você está em uma viagem de negócios e você encontra alguém interessante no [...]
Sexual Abuse Counselor on Jaycee Dugard | Three Answered Questions On Everyone’s Mind
Jaycee Dugard: Three Answered Questions On Everyone's Mind This past week the breaking news headline was: Jaycee Dugard Discovered After 18 Years with convicted rapist Phillip Garrido. This was a shock not only to anyone who heard the story, but also to her family.In the Jaycee Dugard case, as well as with Elizabeth Smart and Shawn Hornbeck cases, there are three [...]
Teen Depression Counselor offers Parents & Teachers Warning Signs & Tips To Prevent Suicide
Could the champion’s death been prevented? Arturo Gatti, 37 year-old Canadian boxer was found dead by his wife, 23 year-old Amanda Rodrigues in their two-level apartment rental in Porto de Galinhas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The cause of death was announced to be suicide after investigations concluded that Gatti had committed suicide by hanging himself with a handbag strap from [...]
Relationship Counselor on 6 Tips when Breaking Up through Email
Orlando Relationship Counselor on 6 Tips when Breaking Up through Email Have you asked yourself the following questions:What is a healthy balance between couple time, kid time, and family time?Is it better to be kid focused or couple focused?Does it seem impossible to create a balance, to continue to build a strong marriage, while nurturing your kids? Below you will [...]
Teen Counselor on Quick Tips for Transitioning into Middle School
Orlando Teen Counselor gives a few Quick Tips for Transitioning into Middle School What is their goal today? • To learn • Be polite • Greet and affirm the teacher • Greet and affirm my classmates – Make Peer Feel Like a Million Bucks • Stay focused • Stay out of trouble What are you supposed to do in class? • [...]
Orlando Counselor on Six Tips When Breaking Up Via Email
Orlando Relationship Counselor on Six Tips When Breaking Up Via Email Breaking up is never an easy thing to do.However, when you are going to break up with someone you have been dating, often times it is best, to do it face-to-face.There are times when electronic communication is advisable, such as if there has been violence or abuse in [...]
Child Counselor on 3 Tips to Protect Your Kids from Molesters at Water Parks
In the past month, there have been four charges of exposure or molestation in the Orlando area water parks including Typhoon Lagoon, Wet n Wild & Aquatica. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 7% of boys and 25% of girls will be molested by the age of 18. As a result of the recent events, Orlando's NBC affiliate, WESH [...]
Relationship Counselor with 3 Questions Answered | Married Men Their Mistress
Orlando Relationship Counselor answers 3 Questions about Married Men and Their Mistresses What do Steve McNair, Mark Stanford and John Edwards have in common? You guessed it! They all had a mistress. Below you will find the three most common questions that people ask about married men and their mistress. 1 - Why do women find themselves in relationships with married men? [...]
Career Coach on 8 Ways to Start Over | What if you Lost it All
Orlando Career Coach and Counselor comments on career loss. Watching the news every night I am reminded of the many losses people are facing as our economy continues to struggle. Recently a family in Heathrow, Florida was found dead from a murder-suicide. Investigators believe it was financial woes that pushed the father to his breaking point to kill himself and [...]
Teen Expert Counselor on Parenting Tips to Deal with Sexting Teens
Parenting Tips to Deal with Sexting Teens | Orlando Teen Expert Counselor A friend of mine was complaining about how her teenage children are always texting instead of speaking with one another and was horrified to find out her daughter had just received a picture of a male penis. She was horrified that anyone would do such a thing. [...]
Quick Tips to Handle the Grief of Job Loss |Career Coach
Orlando Career Coach & Counselor offers tips to handout the grief of job loss. A friend of mine who has worked with the same company for over 10 years was laid off recently. He was devastated. Providing for his family was what he was supposed to do and now he could no longer do that. Not only did he lose his job [...]
Trauma Therapist on the Movie Taken Dramatically Portrays Growing Sex Trafficking Industry
Orlando Sexual Abuse Trauma Therapist comments on “Taken” which is a riveting movie where a father searches for his daughter, who is kidnapped and enslaved into the sex traffic trade. The movie gives an inside look at the recruitment and exploitation of these victims of organized crime. It is an important movie because it brings into the public’s mind a [...]
Trauma Counseling for Domestic Violence | Rihanna, Don’t Do It! Don’t Go Back to Chris Brown!
Orlando Trauma Domestic Violence Counselor discussed Rihanna and Chris Brown. Rumors fly in the Rihanna- Chris Brown domestic violence incident. The couple reunited and is trying to work through their issues. But this scenario is all too common. Without professional intervention and accountability on Chris Brown’s part, the likelihood of domestic violence happening again is all too probable. Domestic violence [...]
Substance Abuse Counselor on Drug and Alcohol Prevention Success Evident in Florida Youth
Orlando Substance Abuse Counselor comments on recent Drug and Alcohol Prevention Study Success Evident in Florida Youth. The “war against drugs” in the schools is succeeding! The 2008 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey reported that every area of substance abuse declined from 2000-2008, with the exception of marijuana use and prescription drug abuse. Binge drinking (5 or more drinks in [...]
Trauma Counselor on US Airways 1549 | 3 Ways to Combat Fear in our World Today
Orlando Trauma Counselor comments on US Airways 1549 and gives ways to combat fear with so many things happening like, 911…Virginia Tech Massacre…Plane crashing… How do you combat Fear in our world today? Although we hail the miraculous landing of US Airlines Flight 1549, the event still escalates many people’s anxiety about flying. Postings on Face Book, blogs, and other sites show [...]
Orlando Counselor gives Parents Tips about Cyber Technology in Teen Dating Abuse
Lake Mary Teen Counselor offers tips to parents on technology. Having a teen dating is a big enough challenge without worrying about their internet and cell phone connections! However, in today’s relationships, land lines are a thing of the past and parents are unaware of whom their teen is communicating with. MySpace, other social networking sites, and texting, all [...]
Teen Counselor on Cyberbullying | Technology as a Weapon of Teen Abuse
Lake Mary teen counselor offers advice on technology and how it's used as a weapon for teen abuse. Teens use technology as a way of stalking, abusing, and blackmailing others. In most relationships, Instant Messaging, texting, and social networking places such as Facebook are convenient ways to communicate. But in a growing number of teen relationships, technology is being used as [...]
Orlando Counselor on the Missing Piece Video Makes Debut
Florida’s Center for the Advancement of Child Welfare Practice selected Evelyn Wenzel’s seminar to record at the Seminole County Child Protection Conference, October 28, 2008. The video on “The Missing Piece in Sexual Abuse Treatment: The Key to Reducing the Risk of Revictimization” will appear on their website at www.centerforchildwelfare.org. The goal of the center is to distribute accurate and [...]
Sexual Abuse Therapist on Olympic Swimmer Revealing Childhood Sexual Abuse
Winter Park sexual abuse counselor comments on Olympic swimmer revealing childhood sexual abuse. Margaret Hoelzer, a member of the powerful US Olympic Swimming team, returned home from Beijing with three Olympic metals. That in itself would be newsworthy, but she has used her triumphant Olympic performances to announce the secret that she has kept for many years – that she [...]
Adult Teen Substance Abuse Counselor on Teen Celebrities with Alcohol Issues and Where are They Now
Orlando adult teen substance abuse counselor on teen celebrities with alcohol issues and where are they now. Lindsey Lohan, Brittany Spears, and Shia LaBeouf are all popular celebrities with alcohol or drug problems. Shia LaBeouf reportedly drank and smoked with his father when he was growing up. Brittany began drinking at age 13 and using illegal drugs at 15. [...]