Isaac comes to mind when I see other moms I know
struggling over the behavior or nature of their two or three or four - year - old child.
Not exact matches
I've had a couple of traumatic, triggering experiences this week which have had me thinking again about just how much I
struggle against institutions, so - called authority figures, and what I perceive to be (or are) obnoxious agents trying to exert «control»
over my freedom of expression and thought and
behaviors.
When
behavior problems result from a child's attempt to have some control
over a situation, a power
struggle may ensue.
When children are giggling
over our silliness they are also reconnecting and getting the refill they were asking for with the power
struggle behavior.
And there are depictions of verbal arguments, physical power
struggles and outright fistfights that occur
over inappropriate
behavior, infidelity and a character's derogatory racial remarks.
In order to prevent «flamers» and trolls from taking
over the system and ruining it for others — something new communities like Google + (s goog) are also
struggling with — Slashdot developed a pioneering moderation system that awards «karma» points to readers for their
behavior on the site, and then selects moderators from that group.
In
over 40 years of working with married couples they mostly come to counseling because of the power
struggles and each complains about the other's
behavior.
Over the past years, I've been using «The High Conflict Couple — a Dialectical
Behavior Therapy guide to finding Peace, Intimacy and Validation» by Alan Fruzetti in my couples counseling and marriage therapy with couples
struggling with high levels of painful and unproductive conflict.
Parents often
struggle over how to manage their child's aggressive and / or destructive
behavior.
Other areas include: • Addictive
behaviors • Relationship
struggles • Confronting and expressing difficult emotions • LGBTQ explorations, identity and community building • Anxiety / depression • Job / school performance • Grief
over loss of relationship, job or loved one • Stress management As the therapeutic relationship deepens, often clients recognize their
struggles are interconnected and wounds at the core level are experienced and processed.