Today’s topic is called, “Do Your Eyes Light Up”. It was not my original thought but one that I like to share with all my patients who are parents (although it works on spouses as well). Tony Braxton came up with the name. The concept is: do your eyes light up when your child enters [...]
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[podcast format="video"]http://askdrshannon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ADS-Sex-in-Relationships.mp4[/podcast] Dr. Shannon Scanlan discusses “Sex in Relationships.” In this video, Dr. Shannon gives her thoughts on the different perspective that men and woman have when it comes to “sex in the relationship.”
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Children love when their parents ask them to help with adult activities. And by adult activities I mean the PG activities like setting the table or decorating the Christmas tree. When children are asked to help their parents it makes them feel important and helps increase their self esteem and feelings of self worth. Praise [...]
Who has the most influence in your life? Is it a friend, teacher or grandparent? In the psyche of many individuals, the little voice they hear is that of their mother or primary parent. A mother has a great deal of power over her children. We heavily value our mother’s opinions, and from our first [...]
Parents when your children misbehave or get out of control, how do you communicate to them that they have misbehaved? I have heard parents and guardians react to their children in ways that make my skin crawl. The worst one in my opinion is when parents tell their children that they are “A BAD BOY/GIRL.” [...]
Welcome to AskDrShannon.com. A website created by Dr. Shannon Scanlan, PsyD., who loves to help people find an easier way to deal with the circumstances of the day when it comes to children growing up, and relationships with your significant other. AskDrShannon is a great resource for parents or parents to be, who are looking [...]
