I have been a parent and step-parent for the past 18 years. I have been a certified Montessori teacher. I have been a professional counselor since 1980. I am licensed as a mental health counselor in the State of Washington.
"It is the job of children to scare the hell out of their parents. It's the job of parents to spare their children their fear."
"Nobody needs counseling. You just need to realize the true nature of your mind"
"While every thought is an experience, not every experience is a thought"
"...until there is justice for everybody, there is not going to be peace for anybody." (Jesse Jackson)
"We say to others only what we need to hear." (Byron Katie)
"In rejecting it you hold it to you, in accepting it you let it go." (Ricardo Hidalgo)
"Seeing our own insanity is the fist step towards our sanity." (Eckhart Tolle)
"Sanity doesn't suffer, ever." (Byron Katie)
"When the seer's vision is full of wisdom, the seen universe is full of God." (Sai Baba)
"Until we know that death is equal to life, we live in fear." (Byron Katie)
"...a good sign,... being able to to remember a dream, or to dream of a real event." (D.W. Winnicott)
"What is, is. You don't get a vote. Haven't you noticed?" (Byron Katie)
"Nothing you believe is true. To know this is freedom." (Byron Katie)
"Thoughts aren't personal. They just appear, like reaindrops. Would you argue with a raindrop? (Byron Katie)
It recently struck me that parenting may be the hardest job in life, and the most rewarding.
I recently realized that I have a lot of experience and knowledge that could help - just a life-time of study, work, and experience.
It recently occurred to me that I have a great feel for kids and what it takes to relate to them.
I just decided that I wanted to do something about this.
I want to get the word out.
I want to share information and resources.
Here is one resource to check out: BestParentHelp
And some of my favorite books:
Amen, Daniel: New Skills for Frazzled Parents
Dreikhurs, Rudolph: Children the Challenge
Gottman, John: Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
Seligman, Martin: The Optimistic Child
Siegle, Daniel: Parenting from the Inside Out
Winnicott, Donald: Talking to Parents
If you are a struggling parent and want support, talk to me, send me your questions.
If your friends or family members are struggling parents send this on to them.
We don't need to do this alone.
Phone: 425-296-2544
Email: ricardo3015@msn.com
Skype: ricardo3015.
Website: http://bestparenthelp.info