Parenting and Discipline: Natural and Logical Consequences

By on November 24, 2020   /   Dr G's Blog   /   Leave a comment
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Take a few minutes to think about the last time your child made a bad choice or engaged in irresponsible behavior. Do you remember your response to your child? As a parent, seeing our children make bad choices and engage in irresponsible behavior can make us feel a variety of[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/parenting-and-discipline-natural-and-logical-consequences/" align="left"]
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Guidelines for Parents During the Coronavirus Pandemic

By on August 18, 2020   /   Dr G's Blog   /   1 Comment

Over five million U.S. residents have contracted Covid19. More than 160,000 have died. Over 21 million people are jobless. The ramifications for parenting during this novel crisis are unprecedented and overwhelming. Refrains such as “I don’t remember parenting ever being NEARLY this difficult” are common. The dread that most experience

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7 Tips to Help Kids During The Coronavirus Pandemic 2020

By on March 17, 2020   /   Dr G's Blog   /   Leave a comment
There’s an old West Texas saying, “Find the good that camps out in every storm.” Although it may be difficult to see at first, that good is always there for us to find. The pandemic known as the coronavirus is no exception. In the midst of great human anxiety, suffering,[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/7-tips-to-help-kids-during-the-corona-virus-pandemic-2020/" align="left"]
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10 Ways to Help Kids Manage Their Emotions

By on March 5, 2020   /   Dr G's Blog   /   1 Comment
We’ve all seen it. A child screaming in the store because their father won’t buy them a toy. A brother getting angry and hitting his sibling. A student giving up out of frustration. Or even, a little girl crying uncontrollably because her mother has told her it’s time to leave[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/10-ways-to-help-kids-manage-their-emotions/" align="left"]
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6 Practical Ways to Show Unconditional Love to Kids

By on February 12, 2020   /   Dr G's Blog   /   Leave a comment
Parenting is all about relationships. And really good parents realize that having great relationships with their kids doesn’t just happen by accident. Those relationships are created by commitment, hard work, and unconditional love. Since most parents do love their children, it sounds like this should be easy, right? Well, most[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/blog/unconditional-love" align="left"]
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Bully-Proofing Your Child

By on January 15, 2020   /   Dr G's Blog   /   Leave a comment
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Jadin Bell was a member of the La Grande High School cheerleading team in La Grande, Oregon. A 15-year-old sophomore, Jadin was gay. Intensely bullied both in person and on the internet, his suicide raised the national consciousness regarding incidences of youth bullying. Tragically, the statistics on bullying and teen[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/bully-proofing-your-child/" align="left"]
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The Root Cause of School Violence: Emotional Illness

By on November 15, 2019   /   Dr G's Blog   /   Leave a comment
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Many of the news channels today have been focused on the latest school shooting. Two students were killed when a fifteen-year-old student opened fire on his classmates at Santa Clarita High School in Santa Clarita, California. The images on the screen seem surreal. Yet, they are all too believable. Once[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/root-cause-school-violence-emotional-illness" align="left"]
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Your Child and Cyber Bullying

By on November 15, 2019   /   Dr G's Blog   /   Leave a comment
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Rachel looked at the small screen with horror. The same, anonymous message had appeared on her phone for the past three days. Her picture appeared alongside four other girls from her school, and the caption underneath read: See pictures of the five ugliest kids At Tremont Intermediate School. Vote for

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How To Help Your Children Deal With Divorce

By on November 13, 2019   /   Dr G's Blog   /   Leave a comment
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Can you guess which of the following statements is true concerning divorce? In the U.S., approximately 40%-50% of all marriages end in divorce. On average, 50% of children who are born with married parents, will experience divorce before the age of 18. Almost one-third of American children live with one[read_more text="Read more" title="Read more" url="https://thearkgroup.org/blog/helpilng-chlidren-divorce" align="left"]
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