Why have ground rules? Families ARE a type of group and can use ground rules too.

Becoming, being, infant activities, the use of important infant tape, affirmations.

The Love Game, from shame into celebration, celebration cards, the importance of play, love affirmations, and affirmations in general.

Gossip and research. Information on dating, growing up and “what I wish my parents had told me to look for in a mate”.

What are affirmations? Affirmations and Self-Esteem, exploring love affirmations, affirmations for kids.

Importance of negative feedback, structure activity, structure continuum exercise (for use with children, adolescents, teens or adults), how to lead suggestion circle.

Positive and negative communication. Appreciation. Children’s civil rights. 3 Balloon sheet: ways to give positive and negative communication

How to introduce something new. Creating a parenting contract (thumb sucking, cello practice contract), leader’s contract with a group, introducing something new.

​How to enhance a ritual. What is a ritual? Ritual for leaving (idea).

Rules within the home, hitting, things to do instead of hitting.

Creating curiosity, flexibility, willingness to experiment, parenting, what to do when someone is “stuck”.

​Surviving the holidays with family, how to make a good opening, suggestion circle.

​How to build successful families, how to build successful groups, facilitation skills, the power of hearing, seeing and doing in communication.

Affirmations for family members, birth order theory, opening and closing activities that are positive, and meeting check-list.

4 ways teens separate from their families, WE care ground rules, suggestion circle.

About grief and loss. Six major tasks of a children’s mourning. Support Group benefits for children.

Activity-values and attitudes evaluation about drug use, “Keyed Up” game for drug and violence prevention and information on parenting drug free children.

Affirmation theory, practical affirmation application and usage, affirmation usage with children with disabilities, and post-holiday perspective for overcoming life in the “Doldrums” season.

Information, tools and resources about preventing Child abuse.

What do you think of when you hear the word “Christmas”? Anxiety? Depression? Joy? Excitement? This issue contains a game called “Remembering Christmas” as a way to help you celebrate Christmases of past and present and also help you heal sad memories that may surround the Christmas holiday.

Ideas to be a better father and dad. Explaining the different “jobs of a father”, and different types of fathering (Admiral Dad, Nice Dad, Hardworking, Malboro Dad, Sad/Mad Dad etc) and “Father Faces Board” game.

Guided Imagery on grief, info about grief curriculum development and unique tools for grief support for boys.

Moving, new friends, neighborhood.

Keys to drug abuse prevention.

Creating family rules and structure.