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Being Positive with Children Who Aren't
By
Dr. Paul Schmidt
on
August 1, 2021
Almost every child from time to time acts negative. They act like they want to ruin things for everybody—peers, adults and even themselves. At times like this, if you're the care-taking adult (parent, teacher, grandparent, babysitter, child care or day-care worker), you're going to have a hard time knowing why or how to be positive. […]
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Is it a Bad Habit, Sin, Disease, or Addiction
By
Dr. Paul Schmidt
on
July 26, 2021
IS IT A BAD HABIT, SIN, DISEASE, OR ADDICTION? At most big family gatherings, there will be an alcoholic, a nicotine user, or a drug abuser present. The table likely plays host as well to a few non-chemical bad habits that also threaten the family. Nearly every family has folks who have an eating, […]
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How Codependents Enable Addicts
By
Dr. Paul Schmidt
on
July 26, 2021
With any addiction to chemicals or to a habit, loved ones trying to help addicts need to realize and continually remind themselves of three things: “I didn’t cause the addiction, I can’t control it, and I can’t cure it either.” But you can make it easier for addicts to keep their addiction going. How? The counterproductive efforts people make to help and reform their addicted loved ones […]
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Love, Sex, and Gender: WHAT MAKES US HEALTHY?
By
Dr. Paul Schmidt
on
July 23, 2021
How parents can discuss these things with teens When I was a teenager, and especially when I left home for college, I had trouble refraining from certain things just because I was told not to do them. Even if I saw it in the Bible written as something not to do, in order to […]
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HOW TO WORK A 12-STEP PROGRAM
By
Dr. Paul Schmidt
on
June 30, 2021
HOW TO WORK A 12-STEP PROGRAM What exactly is a 12-step program? It is the people, principles, prayers, and lifestyle practices of recovery from addiction that was started by Alcoholics Anonymous back in the 1930’s. To work a program successfully, you need all four—the people, principles, prayers, and practices. You can’t just read and learn […]
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How to Avoid both Emotional Infidelity and Irrational Jealousy
By
Dr. Paul Schmidt
on
June 13, 2021
EMOTIONAL INFIDELITY vs. EXCESSIVE JEALOUSY Of all the columns I’ve written, this is the one I’ve had the most requests to send out. Now because of social media, the following is a much longer version of the column I first wrote years ago. Though it will talk about marriage, it is also meant […]
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Groups during Covid-19
By
Dr. Paul Schmidt
on
May 22, 2020
Group therapy from home at reduced prices is now being offered, using Zoom so we can all see each other during the session, with no special app or equipment needed on your end but a smartphone with audio-video. I've paid for extra security for these meetings: your picture and sound are encrypted before they leave your phone […]
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Types of Virtual Groups and When They Meet
By
Dr. Paul Schmidt
on
March 21, 2020
Purposes, Format, and Schedules Coping with Coronavirus Changes (Re-ordering our Lives) Tuesday mornings 10:15 - 11:30 This is called a process group, a place where men and women can process their issues related to the changes recently brought into their lives by the Coronavirus. All participants set goals for themselves, and share them with the […]
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Virtual From-your-home Groups: Rules and Pricing
By
Dr. Paul Schmidt
on
March 21, 2020
Rules and Pricing for Virtual Groups You can attend online from Home Rules The groups will meet once a week for an hour and fifteen minutes, at the same time each week. Each person will be able to see and hear each other person in the group, in little boxes on your computer screen or […]
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