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The boundless love a parent has for their child is matched only by their capacity to embarrass them.
Carlton Jama Adams on Raising Responsible Children Through Discipline That Encourages Learning. AI-Generated.
Carlton Jama Adams is a licensed clinical psychologist and psychology professor specializing in healthy parenting. His work focuses on helping families understand how children develop emotionally, socially, and behaviorally through consistent guidance and supportive communication. Rather than promoting punishment-based discipline, he emphasizes parenting methods that encourage accountability, reflection, and emotional awareness. Carlton Jama Adams believes that discipline should help children learn from mistakes in ways that strengthen confidence and responsibility instead of creating fear or shame.
By Carlton Adams4 months ago in Families
The Money
The summer of 1992 was tough. My hamster died and my friend passed away from cancer. The true trauma of that summer did not come from either of those situations as something much worse eclipsed the gravity of both losses. Now, what could have possibly happened that would overshadow loss of two beloved companions?
By Lindsay R.4 months ago in Families
Take the Car Keys, Leave the Newspaper
Forget taking their car keys, should we be taking the toxic news away from the elderly? My son, 31, thought so until he had me try it on my mother, 96, and learned that some of us would rather risk depression than be treated like a child.
By Lisa Suhay4 months ago in Families
What You Teach Without Knowing
Opening the cupboards I see it. It does’t hit me right away. I open the kitchen drawer for a spoon and I noticed it, but just barely. Then last night, as I folded and put away clothes, it confronted me again, but this time I paused. In that moment, I realized my son does things the way I do. I saw his habits mirror mine in many ways; ways I did not intentionally teach him. My son had been watching and paying attention to everything I did.
By Alexandra Grant4 months ago in Families
Choosing the Right Memory Care Center: A Complete Guide for Families
It is never an easy decision to make when it comes to putting a loved one in a memory care center. It can happen after months (or years) of adaptation, tough talks, and fears of safety. Whether the diagnosis is Alzheimer's or any other type of cognitive decline, families typically have never before walked in these emotional and practical unfamiliar territory. These situations, such as Alzheimer's disease and Dementia, don't just impact memory but also gradually transform behavior, communication, and everyday living skills, making specialized care more crucial than ever.
By Shelia Bailey4 months ago in Families
The 5 Levels of Care in Assisted Living Explained Simply
Deciding which senior living community should choose for a family member can be daunting. Families frequently have a lot of questions to answer, and one of the most frequently asked is about the 5 levels of care in assisted living. Families can feel more confident in making a decision and more comfortable about where to get support if they are familiar with what each level entails.
By Patrica Overton4 months ago in Families
Why Comfort Fails and Discipline Endures
Modern culture increasingly treats comfort as a moral guide. Ease is framed as wisdom. Emotional smoothness is treated as maturity. Difficulty is often interpreted as a sign that something is wrong, unfair, or unnecessary. When a task feels heavy, when a conversation feels uncomfortable, or when effort feels draining, the instinct is often to stop and reconsider rather than persist.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 months ago in Families
